Comments on: Indiscriminate Reading http://www.lisjobs.com/blog/?p=165 Fri, 02 Sep 2011 20:31:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: AnnieM http://www.lisjobs.com/blog/?p=165&cpage=1#comment-410 AnnieM Sun, 12 Aug 2007 02:11:00 +0000 http://www.lisjobs.com/blog/?p=165#comment-410 Thank you so much for giving me a great starting point to help my patrons see how great their local library is. Thank you so much for giving me a great starting point to help my patrons see how great their local library is.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.lisjobs.com/blog/?p=165&cpage=1#comment-409 Anonymous Wed, 30 May 2007 22:10:00 +0000 http://www.lisjobs.com/blog/?p=165#comment-409 How about reading for entertainment _because_ you spend so much of your day reading for information? One's brain needs a break, after all. How about reading for entertainment _because_ you spend so much of your day reading for information? One’s brain needs a break, after all.

]]> By: librarybob http://www.lisjobs.com/blog/?p=165&cpage=1#comment-408 librarybob Tue, 29 May 2007 20:15:00 +0000 http://www.lisjobs.com/blog/?p=165#comment-408 Good Lord, hasn't the fellow read about the "Fiction Controversy"? <br/><br/>Basically, here was the deal: we buy fiction for the middle class readers and they pay taxes to support us. No trash, no moola. Good Lord, hasn’t the fellow read about the “Fiction Controversy”?

Basically, here was the deal: we buy fiction for the middle class readers and they pay taxes to support us. No trash, no moola.

]]> By: Rachel http://www.lisjobs.com/blog/?p=165&cpage=1#comment-407 Rachel Fri, 25 May 2007 21:09:00 +0000 http://www.lisjobs.com/blog/?p=165#comment-407 Julie, can I come live in your town? My library always picks some lengthy depressing book about the Civil War or some such.<br/><br/>Teleri025, exactly! But I'd also suggest that not all genre fiction is "crap," but can serve as a vehicle for some darn good writing. (Although there's something to be said for brain candy too!) Julie, can I come live in your town? My library always picks some lengthy depressing book about the Civil War or some such.

Teleri025, exactly! But I’d also suggest that not all genre fiction is “crap,” but can serve as a vehicle for some darn good writing. (Although there’s something to be said for brain candy too!)

]]> By: Julie http://www.lisjobs.com/blog/?p=165&cpage=1#comment-406 Julie Fri, 25 May 2007 19:47:00 +0000 http://www.lisjobs.com/blog/?p=165#comment-406 my public library has chosen Ender's Game for this year's On the Same Page selection!! Like One City One Book. I'm very excited, but apparently they're getting some complaints from oldsters/anti sci-fi folks. <br/><br/>Julie<br/><br/>p.s. Dalmatians my public library has chosen Ender’s Game for this year’s On the Same Page selection!! Like One City One Book. I’m very excited, but apparently they’re getting some complaints from oldsters/anti sci-fi folks.

Julie

p.s. Dalmatians

]]> By: Teleri025 http://www.lisjobs.com/blog/?p=165&cpage=1#comment-405 Teleri025 Thu, 24 May 2007 19:48:00 +0000 http://www.lisjobs.com/blog/?p=165#comment-405 As a fellow librarian I agree with you totally. I just finished an article about censorship of fiction in the early 20th century in libraries and it's interesting that the same arguments and discussions are still going on. A number of librarians back in the day railed against "common" novels and were convinced that "bad" fiction could ruin lives. Therefore it was our responsibility to protect the public from these dangerous works. Other librarians of the time realized that to make descriminating readers, you have to make a reader first.<br/><br/>And honestly, I can't see anything wrong with reading crap. Everybody needs brain candy every now and again. Good post. As a fellow librarian I agree with you totally. I just finished an article about censorship of fiction in the early 20th century in libraries and it’s interesting that the same arguments and discussions are still going on. A number of librarians back in the day railed against “common” novels and were convinced that “bad” fiction could ruin lives. Therefore it was our responsibility to protect the public from these dangerous works. Other librarians of the time realized that to make descriminating readers, you have to make a reader first.

And honestly, I can’t see anything wrong with reading crap. Everybody needs brain candy every now and again. Good post.

]]> By: kgs http://www.lisjobs.com/blog/?p=165&cpage=1#comment-404 kgs Wed, 23 May 2007 14:25:00 +0000 http://www.lisjobs.com/blog/?p=165#comment-404 The big thing is that it's so *weary.* The big thing is that it’s so *weary.*

]]> By: Joshua M. Neff http://www.lisjobs.com/blog/?p=165&cpage=1#comment-403 Joshua M. Neff Wed, 23 May 2007 01:57:00 +0000 http://www.lisjobs.com/blog/?p=165#comment-403 Right on, sister! There are so many things wrong with the "people should only read what some determine to be 'good literature,' and libraries should only collect 'good literature'" argument. It's so blind, so misunderstanding of what reading and literature are, so misunderstanding of people and culture, that it would be laughable if it weren't so sad. Right on, sister! There are so many things wrong with the “people should only read what some determine to be ‘good literature,’ and libraries should only collect ‘good literature’” argument. It’s so blind, so misunderstanding of what reading and literature are, so misunderstanding of people and culture, that it would be laughable if it weren’t so sad.

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