Librarian Core Values?

It would be a serious mistake if ALA underestimates the importance
and the need for a clear and concise statement on the core
values of this profession. Failure to reach consensus on a statement
communicates to members that we do not know what is
most important in- our service, or at the very least, that we lack
the ability to [...]

One of My Required Banned Books Posts

I liked this one:
I’m always confused when I see  books like Brave New World on a banned book list. Yes, it is about a homogenized world. Yes people can have sex with whomever they please without fear of disease or babies. Yes there are no families. However, the whole point of the novel is that [...]

Banned Books

Here’re a couple online resources on banned books. The exclusion of some of these from schools is somewhat horrifying (To Kill a Mockingbird?!?)!I did my particular segment on 1980’s court cases, the main resource of which was ALA’s First Amendment Court Case.    Other banned books sources are as follows:
http://ala.org/ala/oif/bannedbooksweek/bannedbooksweek.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_banned_books
http://books.google.com/googlebooks/banned/
http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/banned-books.html
Banned books are really interesting to think [...]

Awesome Quotes

From the first link in the previous thread.
For him that stealeth a Book from this Library, let it change into a serpent in his hand and rend him. Let him be struck with Palsy, and all his Members blasted. Let him languish in Pain crying aloud for Mercy and let there be no sur-cease to [...]

Explore these links.

I haven’t done this yet, but will provide a little more info once I do!
Librarian Quotes
The History of the Internets
Some Steve Bell Guy’s Website

Ichi no Posuto

I just started studying Library Science, and am ridiculously excited. More than seems proper. I really think library work is an ideal for me, especially the idea of working in archives, so I don’t have to deal with too many people! Hee.
This blog is not only for you guys, but mainly for me. I have [...]