What books do you think should be banned from the Public Library?

Question

Hi. My name is Sean. I'm a 29 year old Atheist. In my humble opinion,



NOT ONE SINGLE BOOK SHOULD EVER, EVER, EVER BE BANNED.

I'D LAY MY LIFE IN FRONT OF A TANK THAT WAS ROLLING INTO A LIBRARY LIKE THAT KID IN TIENEMAN SQUARE.

KNOWLEDGE = DEMOCRACY.


That kid layed down in front of that tank, we saw it.

We shall honor his memory tonight all of us, by reading a book that might disagree with our world view.

Will you join me, or scoff at me.

Answer 1

while I would not want to ban any book Librarians always have to make choices as to which new books to buy and which to pass on. they simply do not have the funds to buy everything...and truthfully some books are better than others. they are more readable more coherent. Some books would be better if they remained a wonder in the authors mind as they make less sense that a drunk at a frat party...if you know what I mean.

Answer 2

A 2-minute Google search verifies that this is a false rumor. The truth about McCain & Palin is scary enough. Please don't bury that truth beneath a pile of unnecessary lies. The truth is that Bush, McCain, & Palin want "open discusssion" about creationism, but don't support including it in the curriculuum. But what that amounts to is that they're siding with superstition against science. (Should we also have "open discussion" of astrology in astronomy classes? Or faith healing in medical schools?) Bush banned research using new stem-cell lines because of his superstition. That will ultimately cost hundreds of thousands of lives because of delayed discoveries of cures. Your own life may have been shortened by decades. We must fight against the superstitious morons who've taken over the Republican Party. But our weapon must be the truth, not lies. After another 5 minutes of research: Apparently Palin asked the librarian, in general terms, about the procedure for banning books with bad language. The library set her straight & the topic was never raised again. Now there is a phony list circulating on the internet. I think librarians actually do ban some books. I've looked and looked for those hard-core paperbacks they sell at adult book stores, but never found one in the library. On the other hand, most libraries have "literary" porn, like the books by de Sade, which are truly repulsive & disgusting, even to a dirty old man like myself. Pure sex is taboo, but if the author mixes it with dismemberment, mutilation, murder, and merde, then it apparently has "redeeming social value."

Answer 3

No books should ever be banned from the public library, if someone doesn't like a particular book they don't have to check it out. Kind of when someone doesn't like a TV show, or a song on the radio, they can always change the station or turn it off.

Answer 4

Not banned, but maybe restricted. I can see restricting overtly erotic books to legal adults or something. But mostly, I think the issue of what should be in libraries gets handled without bans. Libraries have limited budgets, and they buy what the public wants to read. If a book is so outrageous that no one in the community wants to read it, it doesn't get purchased or donated. But I agree that nothing should be banned.

Answer 5

I don't think books should be banned, but some books should be overlooked for purchase. The library is accountable to the people and some books (very poorly written, minimal public interest, having a ridiculous premise) would be a huge waste of money.

Answer 6

agree totally there are no books which should be banned from the library or anywhere else for that matter. the only ones that should be banned are those who want to do the banning. look how much wisdom and knowledge has been lost to mankind through the destroying of books. have you ever wondered as I have where mankind might be had all of the lost wisdom and knowledge not been lost to begin with ?

Answer 7

No book should be banned, but some books can be put in a section where children are excluded. Parents have the responsibility to monitor what their children are reading, but I have no problem with forcing the parents to give specific permission for certain books. I'm not sure what the criteria should be for a book to get a PG-13 rating. (I think teens can read whatever interests them, but preteens should be monitored more closely.)

I own books that disagree with my worldview. They don't cause any harm.

Answer 8

That was my first thought when I read your question. The best form of censorship is this: If you don't like the book, don't read it. If you don't like a movie, don't see it. If you don't like a song, shut it off. That's my opinion anyway. I have my personal beliefs, but if someone wants to see a movie or read a book that I might not agree with, it's not my place to stop them. That's freedom and free will.

Answer 9

I don't think any books should be banned from the library. It's a free country and if we chose not to read " off colour " books then we don't have to. It's not forced upon us. Same as tv, if we don't care to watch something because of violence we should shut it off, we do have choices in this lifetime.

Answer 10

I agree, not a single book should be banned from the library. Freedom of the Press and like you said, knowledge = democracy.

Answer 11

I agree with you. Not one damn book should ever be banned from anyone's reading.

Censorship SUCKS!

Nice to meet you Sean. Im Julio. Im an Atheist too.