Professional Reading Shelf
Censorship
Source: Houston Chronicle
Critics take aim at 120 library books for young readers
From the article, “A new group has formed to address the selection and placement of books at the Montgomery County Memorial Library System, and it is targeting 120 works aimed at children and young adults. Called Library Patrons of Texas Inc., the group wants an age-appropriate policy at the system and targeting books with sexual and gay themes, as well as those with what the group says is offensive language. Among those are Silly Duck by Harvey Fierstein, The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky, Deal With It! by Esther Drill and Rainbow Boys by Alex Sanchez.”
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Source: European Southern Observatory
Libraries–Astronomy
Directory of Astronomy Librarians and Libraries
“Following is an alphabetical list of astronomy librarians and a few astrolibrary-related addresses. Use the FIND function below to look up a particular name, institute, or location.”
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Libraries–Parliamentary
Source: German Bundestag
World Directory of Parliamentary Libraries
From the introduction: “The Directory of Parliamentary Libraries, in the form in which you will now find it on the Internet, was originally published by the International Federation of Library Associations, or rather by the Section on Library and Research Services for Parliament…. The World Directory of Parliamentary Libraries registers parliaments and their libraries in alphabetical order. You will also find the data for a country using the clickable world map.”
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Public Libraries–Spanish Language Resources
Source: Bruce Jensen, MA, MLIS
PLUS: Public Libraries Using Spanish
“Many public libraries find it difficult to fully serve their multicultural communities because of the time and expertise needed for translation and outreach work. PLUS seeks to lend a hand by gathering useful resources that can help you make your library a more welcoming place for Spanish speakers. Card applications, brochures, programming suggestions, signage, press releases and news articles–many in Spanish with a side-by-side English translation–are collected here and are yours to use as you wish.”

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