Comments on: Fifty Shades of Unsurprised

By: Karen

Karen — Mon, 14 May 2012 16:38:52 +0000

That’s where parents come in to play. If a parent really cares about what their children read, then they should supervise what they check out.

By: DeeLemon

DeeLemon — Fri, 11 May 2012 18:37:53 +0000

Maybe the fact they paid 300% more for it is why they chose to keep it!

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Fri, 11 May 2012 03:10:34 +0000

[...] over at Agnostic, Maybe, Andy Woodworth discusses why the Brevard County Library System’s quandary over Fifty Shades [...]

By: Andy

Andy — Fri, 11 May 2012 00:53:46 +0000

Yes indeed! The banner at the top is not wasted on this post!

By: Andy

Andy — Fri, 11 May 2012 00:53:20 +0000

Very valid point! Thank you for adding it!

By: Andy

Andy — Fri, 11 May 2012 00:52:24 +0000

Some libraries have a policy in place where only those who are 17 and older can borrow R rated movies. However, when it comes to books, it’s a bit harder to grade and certainly something that doesn’t have much of a history of attempting. My fear for that kind of solution is an eruption of battles of people trying to get books marked as 18 and older which can be a complete distraction to the mission of a library. My library’s catalog system doesn’t allow for such tagging, but I’m sure it’s possible. Whether we should do it or not is another question.

By: Andy

Andy — Fri, 11 May 2012 00:48:46 +0000

They have it as an eBook? Really? That’s pretty amazing, especially since they paid 300% more for it. (It’s a Random House eBook.)

By: Matthew Wiliams

Matthew Wiliams — Thu, 10 May 2012 19:33:13 +0000

So, a brief look at Fond du Lac and Brevard County shows that both own Lora Leigh’s books which are definitely erotic. Also, Fond du Lac has 50 shades of Grey as an ebook. So, they only collect e-erotica? I also see Vox by Nicholson Baker at Brevard. So, I guess I think their reasoning doesn’t really hold up under scrutiny.

By: deegibbons

deegibbons — Thu, 10 May 2012 15:48:43 +0000

I haven’t read the book, and it doesn’t sound like my cup of tea, but is it really necessary to pull it. I was at our local library just this past weekend looking through the graphic novels to find something for my son and I came across one that was quite lewd. I was a bit offended that it was in the section where my kids could see it, but I would never suggest to ban a book. Can’t they just mark it in their database for over age 18?

By: Matthew Wiliams

Matthew Wiliams — Thu, 10 May 2012 15:23:19 +0000

By the way, we have 47 holds on the first book.