Posted on 12/17/2010 10:14:37 AM PST by gracie1
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Citizens in two west Fresno County towns are outraged after learning potentially thousands of library books -- have been intentionally tossed in the trash.
This story involves public libraries in Huron and Coalinga. But the head librarian says the book dump isn't what it seems.
Some residents in Coalinga are worried about the future of the library and their upset over the fact that thousands of books have literally been thrown away. But the director tells me it's a necessary step to bring this place up to code.
Book lovers joined forces Thursday night angry over a decision by local library officials to toss out thousands of library books.
One of the activists snapped these photos of a mountainous pile of books in the library's dumpster. And some claim up to 22,000 books got thrown away.
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Many have branded the Harry Potter books anti-Christian and pro witchcraft and want the schools and libraries to ban them.
I don’t know because I have never read or seen anything but advertisements regarding the Harry Potter issue.
These are old books. Yeah the old books that have the truth in print. They are dangerous to the LIBS!
This is outrageous.
There are plenty of charitable organizations that will take donated library books, sort and resell and exhaust many volunteer hours to keep from having to throw away ANY books.
My retired parents have been volunteering once a week for a couple of decades for one such group in their hometown.
While the math itself doesn't change, quite often, new, more confusing methods of not teaching it are rolled out by the education establishment.
I haven’t read them either, and I would prefer to have children read christian inspired books, but to ban them outright is censorship the same as banning C.S. Lewis books. My issue with the book dump is these are perfectly good books, not damaged or outdated in anyway.
Many of the books my husband has brought home were story books he remembered from his school days. We gave them to our grandson.
Guess they have never heard of “book sales” to support the local libraries. Oh yeah, they would rather depend on taxpayer monies paying the bills. Too much work for them otherwise.
The library in my area have a book sale as a fundraiser every year, many good and some near new ones are on sale,
hard cover are $1,oo and paperbacks are $0.50, it is at the local mall and last three days, it is always a hilight
Better to keep them completely ignorant, eh Kreamer? And speaking of ignorant ...
Most of the books are likely being dumped from the children's section because they contain a lead content that was recently determined detrimental to children and outlawed by the 110 or 111 congress. Lawsuits and whatnot.
One of those things that was in a bill we had to pass to see what was in it.
It is not like anyone reads books or Bills anymore.
You might be surprised to know that the whole Harry Potter series reflects Christian themes.
And it's no accident that Rowling borrows significantly from important characters and themes in Lewis' and Tolkein's books.
Give 'em a read. They're good fun, and have a great message.
Several local libraries donated almost 50 paper sized boxes to the "Wounded Warrior" program at Ft. Sam. Let me tell you one thing, it doesn't matter how old or outdated they were, the troops loved the books.
I have a set of encyclopedias from the late 1800s that has a better table of integrals than my calculus book in college.
I enjoy Nero Wolfe, Hercule Poirot & Miss Marple mysteries from the twenties and thirties - with only minor mental adjustments for technology they're great reads today.
Gimme an old book anytime.
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