Banned Books Week

Saturday, September 25th marks the beginning of Banned Books Week 2010.  For lots and lots of information about Banned Books Week, click here, or come in to the library.  Or just Google the thing.  It may interest you to see some of the books that have been challenged and/or banned, and the reasoning.  Some are obvious....some are, well, less so.






This is my opinion about censorship.  As a parent, it is my responsibility to decide what my child is allowed to be exposed to.  Books. TV. Movies. Food.  Whatever.  I can tell others my opinion, but usually only do so if asked.  It is not my place to tell anyone else what they, or their child should not read, nor would I welcome anyone to tell me what I, or my child should not read.  In fact my first reaction when told not to read or watch something is to find out more about it, and probably read/watch it.  That is just me.

As for our public library I can say this.  The library is set up in sections.  JE is for our youngest patrons, J is for middle grades, YA for older kids, teens, and Young Adults, and the adult section is pretty general.  Your 5th grader may find some interesting books in any of these sections.  Mine does.  Children old enough to have a library card (Kindergarten or 6 yrs. old) may check out any book in the library.  (They may not check out DVDs.)  Should they check out any book in the library?  I personally don't think so.  However, it is not up to the library staff to decide, it is up to the parent.  This something parents might want to talk to their children about. We also have a policy here at OCPL that a child under the age of 10 must be accompanied by someone 14 or older, therefore we should never have a case of  "my 7 year old checked out this offensive book".  Hopefully. 

If you have any questions about censorship, or Banned Books Week, please feel free to ask here in the comments, contact me here at the library, via the library's Facebook page or send an e-mail to booksrusowenco@live.com.  Thanks for reading.  I would love to hear from you!

~Jennifer

Bead Making

So we got in some new books at the library today and I had one stand out to me. Now I'm not a bead maker or anything like that, but this book really made we want to try. It has instructions for making dozens of different styles.
It shows you all the materials you would need as well as tools. I could see this being a really creative hobby that could even turn into a money maker. I am sure someone would be able to sell beads or jewelry here locally.

PlayDough for adults.


  - Brad

Zombies!

One of my favorite graphic novel series here at the library is being made into a TV series on AMC. We have here at the library the whole four part series, if you want to get a look at it before the show airs on October 31st on American Movie Classics.
For more info you can visit: HERE

AMC Upcoming Original Series: The Walking Dead
AMC has greenlit The Walking Dead as a six-episode series based on the comic book written by Robert Kirkman and published by Image Comics. The Walking Dead tells the story of life following a zombie apocalypse. It follows a group of survivors, led by police officer Rick Grimes, traveling in search of a safe and secure home. Andrew Lincoln (Love Actually, Teachers, Strike Back) will portray the lead role of Rick Grimes while actor Jon Bernthal (The Pacific, The Ghost Writer) will portray the character Shane, who worked with Rick in the police department before the zombie disaster. Other cast includes Laurie Holden (The Shield), who plays Andrea, one of two sisters who join the survivors of the zombie plague, Steven Yeun as Glenn, an expert scavenger and Sarah Wayne Callies (Prison Break), who plays Rick's wife Lori.
The Walking Dead begins production in June in Atlanta with six, one-hour episodes for season one. The series is set to premiere in October 2010 during AMC Fearfest, the network's annual blockbuster marathon of thriller and horror films. AMC announced development of The Walking Dead in August 2009 and announced the pilot in January of this year.

Brad - OCPL