RE: Unethical? Self-Censorship?

2009-08-06T20:09:28Z

If there is a call for it in the community and you still don't think that you should buy the book for your collection, why not do an interlibrary loan and borrow it from somewhere else.

Unethical? Self-Censorship?

2009-04-23T00:14:10Z

I am tired of being called "unethical" just because I won't order a "controversial book" or because I won't put my job on the line for a book.

I have to face facts and here they are:
I am a widow
I live in a mobile home (paid for thank you very much)
I have one dependent who has autism

Ergo, I need my job.

I not only need it, I LOVE IT! But a recent article in School Library Journal would label me "unethical." Certainly, if I had an unlimited budget I would be able to purchase anything and everything. Because of this, aren't we all just a little bit unethical? There are always going to be books that we can't purchase simply because we don't have the money.

Now before anyone starts getting upset over my views, I must confess that I have purchased the following controversial books:

And Tango Makes Three
The Higher Power of Lucky

To be sure there are other books in our collection that can be found on the banned books list, but these two have been ordered in the last couple of years. We also own a copy of Walter the Farting Dog and I admit that I am relieved that no one has questioned why we have it.

Reasons for ordering these items are based on reviews, awards and/or best-sellers. So I don't think I'm all that unethical. Let's just say I don't purposely look for trouble.