LAB 05-03-1982
L 13RARY J._Dl,,T I~ CRY 3C...4.ED :.~I~-~TJT~
The Library Advi~ory Board det at their regular meeting on Monday, Kay 3,
".t 7:CO pm. Ee::r,ber;:-- -:;resent '"Cere ~.~ foll::n:2:
Evel:y-n ~OLer~, Cl12irr:2.rl
Rich::-rc Bled;:--ce, Vics-Ch2ir22n
Dorir Courtney, Secretnry
Julie P2rr, Tre2~urer
Linn Landis, Librarian
Henry Delany, Jr.
:::Ettie Lovelcdy
'1or.:.:;"- ?'[~u_l;-: on
r::C'_r~~L,:;-"et Rile::r:- f~~
Ruth Tienor
l:e=~er[ ao?ent -.,;ere DOTIL'.. Grc-..ina-sr [,.-liG- Ru:': :Ee~1drick:. l:r.
intrc)d1..'ced 9.<0 our :le,~ Ex-offico DeEber c..nQ :8",r1 Sm~:rer iiEf
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The ~2eeting ,-a2 brought to orcLer by Evel:Ll Rozers.
T'1e mi::mtes of April 5 ,cere reed and 2. :r::JVed.
TR~~Sl23R'S REFC~T
Ple<::.se see the ctt2.ched ;::,heet.
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There i'fre 61 rec:ide,"t, 14 non-recident 2nd 2 u~erl~ cceTd:::: i,,:ued ll1 r~a3'.
SeYe,~t:--eight (78) ci:::i1clren attended story hour. Fine~ collected iTere J;4'~.OO.
Circulation Y<::'~ 2,3l3.
tinn attended the Eill Country Di"trict Ie seeting held at the KendElia Public
Li orEry. F11tu~e:" t[_~dLrd2 fer Te:x:e.cc libl"'C'.rie2 lTere di~cu:. sed.
l,inn e.nd T-~..rLC'?:et Rile:;"- 2..ttsr:decl the S'~r.i.~et Co:n=-i;~icn ~C'arirlg. The rr.ee1;lTlb
1'32: 2.bout all ?ts.te :-.'.-=::-sT.:.cie2 l-J.Hvir:.g to h2.~ie 2.. re"\lie1-T ever3- 10 =i~eC.r['. ["~nd the
2tEte Tibrr:.-'_l-':T Lr:d ~.ibl--~'.r~; S:~steTIls Act are 1I;:' f8r re"\:r-is,,;,-.
? -:-CJ.c.e:r:.t Gcver:r:.::snt D2.:- "~?,:c- I~::;3r 42.nd one c:::' b'o ;- tude:-:,t3 vir' i ted the libr"r:T.
T}~€ ~~se:.= of April l2-24 1'7[:.2, cLecle,red I~2tiG:J..c~1 T.ior~.r::,- -.reek:.
Linn 1T2.:' que:-tio:clsd b::- Gail 3:Y2.tt on the cc:r cr;hiT) cf the book ""'lhere Do Babies
C".~:C'..e 1"Y'_. or-~.'" (c1o<oce -,ocrr> ",++",.1'ed conr.',+ ce-~. ')T"-'.l"'.-')
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I.,inn -:~eLt G1Ter a lizt of accoL~li:-~h:Clents "f:~icl-: "'.ere aE follo~'~~,:
J. In 2+ :'eeTc 4,000 n€1t tit1es V8::.'e 2,,~.c.eCi
2. CollectioL at 0recent if 11,900
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Reco:::,d~ c~t~logued Gre 275
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Fi~~'~ri~ C2~rette collecti~n ~~-
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75
5. Periodicals - 15 sub~criptionf
6. Iw ti tD_-fed m-er' s fee to 40 j)luf -ceoOJle
7. Regulrlr G',-adr~lu:oe C':mnty blldget revenue shD.rinc funde-, allocated by
County for 4 ye&r2 - totsl $18,000
8. Coo:per8ting 'ci th C" ~gnin Public Libn:~r;r on. budE;et
9. Vertical' file of ~&mrhlets and brochures - 50 different topics
Ie. Le2sec film progTc.s ir,iti2.ted" - ChGrlott':c Webb Ii-ill be shoFn in r.cp~y. .
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.ulnn
c:1E'O noted
s '~>rle
probleD:' __
follo--,: :
1. Ground saintenance
2. Janitorial service
3. Long r<Ulc~e D12_n,_' - "There "ill l;-e be in 5 yercrs?
4. Oral hirtor; project
5. Time to organize Friends of the Libr~ry.
The City Council ldll visit the Library on May 12. Linn will give a short talk
end ,hov a :novie on libr[:ries.
I,inn thanked the Libr?~r:c Board for her p2,rty and flOFers.
FER? CI'~~';EL
Two &I)i,licantf for the Doeition of I,i:-'T2.rie,n. A decision 1;'<:,:: illn.de, but n2IDe is
being ,-i thheld at thic ti::;,e.
3lTII.DII~G
HeI3-r:.o"" :re=:=;oTted thLt tl:e o-,_It~-ide lightE ere ;::~till rIot ~-.~oTl:::ing. He~r3T Y"ill bril1g
2 bc:ok"hel vee do-::n to the library ,',eek 2.fter next 2,nd the follo;-;-inc Feek, the
otb.2r tl-:O.
The -J2...11e::: of cle.'-'-8 Fere re:rl2.ced.
-~UDGE'l' ! FL-P..=: CE
Ruth ~ienor ?_nd D011::. r:<-Tccir'-Ger Get l~i th lJinn to go over the budget as follOl'Ts:
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Sal~ry - a,proxi=~tely ~9,000
Clerk - 10 hour~ - ~2,OOO
Books - ":6,000
Periodicals - S400
.~-LJ_dio-i.!i~u.?l - C'l5C c.iniGUD
l_!ibr~ry su~-;lie: - S550
Tr-c"\Tel - 345C
T\TeBbel~?hip - $25
EOl1i:;:2er.t - :) 2200 ~=11J.:::' Leed :'1e1, t~-~)e,::-:.'i ter and :::hould h2.ve a l6mm film
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B~- the fir,-t ::::eetil1g ill June, Er. Gilmore \;ill '=re~ent the propo:-ed FY 83
bud;et to the council.
Gar;:' Job Corp" Center aGreed to build the 10 book:chel ves,.
El::.ine Schlater sub '"i tted a letter of re~ignation. itTe should think C011l1t~;--Fide
for [' re~12ce~ent.
GITIZ.E~'S TC BE r'"E...4..?D
Ef'rl Su:yer 2ugGe~,ted lie ir:.vite SU::'2,n Schr:1idt to vi~it the j,ibrc,r:-l.
Evelyn exprec:ed our appreciation to Earl Saf~Ter as our Ex-officio member and
our appreciation to Linn plus regrets for her having to leave.
Ruth Tienor Dade a Dation for adjournDent. Julie Parr seconded.
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May 3, 1982
TREASURERS REPORT FOR APRIL 1982
GENERAL ,ACCOUNT-'
PREVIOUS BALANCE
INCOME
'. $' ";1556~04
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-Fine' Money
Users_~ees
:,~~~gefrom~as!!~,ng CD ts
$26...90
20.00'
.85
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$47..75
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$+
;47.75
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EXPENDITURES
Book Sale Proceeds tU} CD # 2
$1184.'95
,$-' ,T184.9~
$ 4 H3".84
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PRESENT BALANCE
'CD# ',1 'Ca.shed$ '883.60 :;pTlis>$, '9'.20 Infer-e'st
'CD #2 ,Ca~hed$~29pn9..00~plus $ :30~70 Interest
,Book ,Sale Proceeds
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$ 892.20
$+'29321-.. 70
j+11'84."95
$3'1398.85
30 day :CD-#,~q" Purchased
3odayC_D#2Purchased
In General Account_
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Leonard
Wibberley
, ',' COuld. be 'right
Maybe'theyare right in their aim. "
But why pickon the defenseless li-
brarian? Why not pick on the publish-
ers of such booKs?... .'
The answer is; of course, that the,
Constitution' protects the freedom of'.
the press.';, ,''t<.; :. '
It also, I suppose, protects the free-
dom of the motion picture business and
the freedom of ,the, television industry,
with their R-rated movies. . .
But note that nobody is going after
either the prodii~r or the exhibitors or
the advertisers. cpnnected with such
movies. Therels'merely a note saying
that the material is not suitable for
children or something of the sort.. .
But with books the librarians be-
come responsible. under the proposed
law. They are, as ,1t were, the exhibi-
tors, but they ~reat best a defenseless
group.~>'< . .
Pick on an adult movie exhibitor or
advertiser and throw him in jail? Cer-
tainly not. They have a lot of money
and lawyers to come to their defense:
Also the force of the Constitution is
behind them.
\'et, I believe that the provision of
the Constitution providing for freedom
of the press also ~arantees the free-
dom to read what 18 published. If there
is any control over that, it should be in
the hands oftheparents. ,
I am disturbedafso by one other as-
feet 01 this bill. Thlrty or so years ago,
advocated the teaching of commu-
nism in our schools - not as propa-
ganda . denouncing communism, but as
a legitimate.' subject of political study,
showing its good sides .and its bad '
sides; communism in theory and'com-
m unism in practice:
I know .ofno such' course in our
grade or high schools.
Really free?
Come, are we reallv free if know-
ledge is withheld from" us? Does free-
dom consist .in having access on~y to
the "right" knowledge. It was because
they had the "wrong" knowledge that
so many of our great men of the past
were persecuted.
Knowledgeo! all kinds should be
f~eely available m libraries: Subjecting
librarians to threats of imprisonment
will in the long run damage us more
than them. ,...
Oui1tc;libl.ariall'
shouldn't he.
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our ~~~nsor, too
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The late H.L. Mencken once laid down a law which
I quote (fOlighlY) as follows:. . .. .: ,.'
, If A,1o his attempts to do good to B; harms C, then A is a con- .
founded scoundreL" '. . . ,.-
All in all,it 'is a.good law and should be applied to those pol-
troons who put the rubber nozzles on our gasoline pumps, caus-
ing a great deal of spillage if you try to work them yourself, and
putting up the price of ~as if, frustrated enough by the events-.of
the day; you ask the station attendant to fill your tank for you. - '.' ,
But I was reminded of Mencken's Law not by this, but by an.
item in the newspaper telling of a bill before the Illinois Legisla-
ture which could mean prison terms for librarians who give
"harmful" books to children, a child being anyone under the age
of 18,
A book would be considered harmful if it goes beyond custom-
ary limits of candor on the subject of sex and nudity and ho.hum,
One particular book, Show Me, written by a Dr, Helga
Fleischhaueb-Hardt, was mentioned in connection with the bill. .
People complain
People complained that it showed pictures of children and
adults in various sex acts.,. '
Well, it isn't the kind of book I would leave around for. my
grandchildren, but then it isn't the kind of book my grandchil.
dren are likely to ask for at a library.. '
What disturbs me about the whole thing is that the bill would
make librarians in Illinois responsible for the sex interests of li-
brary users under the age of 18.. It makes them censors facing a
heavy penalty if they fail in their job of censorship,
Librarians are not intended to be censors, That is not their
training, Their training is to put books into the hands of people
who want them, almost the opposite.
No, I am not a bigot except on four or five selected subjects
which I hold onto out of a decent ambi-
tion to remain human. So I appreciate
the view of those who proposed this
bill. . . '
Children must be kept pure unW
they are 18 when, S,ome magical
change having taken place, they can
.buy a glass' of beer, slaughter their fel-
low humans if in the armed forces, and
paw through all the sexually explicit books they can find, indulging, indeed,
in an orgy of them if they so desire.
The proponents of the bill are mixing
up the, function of the librarian with
that of the parent and the church min-
ister.