A Little Censorship
I have a librarian friend, whom I will not name. He/she occasionally gives me books that he/she finds in the trash bin or at the various book sales that are held to liquidate unwanted reading material. This image is of the inside cover of a small pamphlet which explains, in clear terms, why premarital “relations” are a bad idea. I think this was in the garbage. Why it was taken off the shelves remains a mystery. I would have thought it would be a welcome addition to the Western literary canon.
Wednesday 02.26.14 at 2:20 pm
I can think of so many other books that might be more convincing on the subject.
Wednesday 03.19.14 at 11:35 am
I worked in libraries for seven years. Public libraries base their collections on what circulates; they “weed” older books for space, especially if they have other books circulating or newer books of the same subject on order. There’s also condition, wear, damage to the book. Sometimes a paperback is swapped for a donated hardback, etc. I would take home SO MANY discarded titles to collage or read, or pass around… 🙂