tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post160256768695560059..comments2023-11-22T02:49:34.600-06:00Comments on A Librarian's Guide to Etiquette: Banned books, CelebratingJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13028088897973151439noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-25593074573870411202011-09-26T18:25:22.166-05:002011-09-26T18:25:22.166-05:00My favorite Banned Book display was the books peek...My favorite Banned Book display was the books peeking out of plain brown paper wrapping tied with string. You know those books MUST be illicit!Kathy Lnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-64151566840052851102010-10-01T15:47:31.629-05:002010-10-01T15:47:31.629-05:00I had a staff member who hated displays -- "A...I had a staff member who hated displays -- "All that work, then someone comes along and takes a book and the display is ruined." [head*desk]Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-27808112335547596212008-12-11T12:49:00.000-06:002008-12-11T12:49:00.000-06:00I have always thought that unobtainable book displ...I have always thought that unobtainable book displays were counter-productive..."Oh, no, you can't check out that book, it will ruin my display."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-64568631494291254852008-10-07T11:06:00.000-05:002008-10-07T11:06:00.000-05:00haha, the old 'drown them in bureaucratic paperwor...haha, the old 'drown them in bureaucratic paperwork' trick! worse still you actually make them read what they are challenging and form a coherent argument about why no-one else should be able to access it! Hahahahaha! Genius! When all else fails, bore them to death with committee discussions :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-78325097573357905842008-10-04T10:47:00.000-05:002008-10-04T10:47:00.000-05:00Got to love the face of the indignant patron who n...Got to love the face of the indignant patron who needs to document the reason why a particular book should be banned from the library in a library form. Ours is about 4 pages long and ensures that nothing is ever re-considered because no one bothers to fill out that form.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-62227845457481774552008-10-03T15:37:00.000-05:002008-10-03T15:37:00.000-05:00When I did a banned book display way back when, I ...When I did a banned book display way back when, I set up a black bookcase in the display case, put black vertical stripes down the front, and got permission to leave the glass case open. People seemed to like liberating the books from the jail cell. <BR/><BR/>Corny visual metaphor, I know, but whatever works.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-53088343316656442822008-10-02T12:47:00.000-05:002008-10-02T12:47:00.000-05:00haha! brilliant!haha! brilliant!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-80471150116199963702008-10-01T18:40:00.000-05:002008-10-01T18:40:00.000-05:00In my library, we would always lock them (the typi...In my library, we would always lock them (the typical banned books) in the requisite glass case, and then forget where we put the key. <BR/><BR/>Eventually it would become a cabinet of wonders, forgotten like all the rest.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-16568877827167545132008-10-01T14:58:00.000-05:002008-10-01T14:58:00.000-05:00You sure it isn't "Band Books Week" ... you know, ...You sure it isn't "Band Books Week" ... you know, all John Philip Sousa and so on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-64176313238108316432008-10-01T14:48:00.000-05:002008-10-01T14:48:00.000-05:00We have a wonderful display. And not behind glass....We have a wonderful display. And not behind glass. However, we have had patrons challenge the books on display already. <BR/>I hope the library takes them up on it because then the challengers would have to actually 'read' the book they challenged. BWahahahah!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-53460168832458859372008-09-30T20:11:00.000-05:002008-09-30T20:11:00.000-05:00I'm currently enamored with "Bland Books week"I'm currently enamored with <A HREF="http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20080813" REL="nofollow">"Bland Books week"</A>Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14652734169239813979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-70256043994695616562008-09-30T16:36:00.000-05:002008-09-30T16:36:00.000-05:00Wouldn't it be prudent to ban a few more books, to...Wouldn't it be prudent to ban a few more books, too, as an investment for future celebration?Kevin Musgrovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14472110857057175327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-48512411903451585432008-09-30T16:26:00.000-05:002008-09-30T16:26:00.000-05:00Damn. You must have visited my library without me ...Damn. You must have visited my library without me knowing. That is exactly what we do because heaven forbid we actually invest in books that may be attractive enough to check out. Displays have been a bane I have been writing about in my journal for a while. And here I thought it was just me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com