Libraries Debate Stocking '50 Shades of Grey" Trilogy. (The New York Times, 5/21/2012)
Excerpt: In some cases demand has been so great that it has forced exasperated library officials to dust off their policies — if they have them — on erotica.
Spot check.
(Still) nothing to dust off here.
Nor here.
The enthusiasm has carried over to libraries.
Lady Chatterley's Lover is now well-represented in LINKcat.
Spot check.
(Still) nothing to dust off here.
Nor here.
The enthusiasm has carried over to libraries.
Holds lists for print copies more than double in 6 weeks!!
Did a variation of this conversation take place in 1959? Too bad Ann Lesser, who worked from 1956 to 1991 at the Warren Public Library, is no longer here to ask.
Among those who have declined, or returned, an invitation to the party, and merited a mention in the article.
Another brief excerpt: Last week a group of organizations that included the National Coalition Against Censorship formally responded, sending a letter to the library board in Brevard County scolding it for refusing to stock the book alongside standards like “Tropic of Cancer” or “Fear of Flying.” (15 copies in LINKcat.)
And a final quote.
Ooooookay.
Related posts:
Pulling "Shades" doesn't keep the noise out @ the Brevard County Public Library. (5/15/2012)
Will Fond du Lac residents now be clamoring for this books. (4/12/2012)
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