Comments on: In Marshall, you find great books along the highway http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/02/09/in-marshall-you-find-great-books-along-the-highway/ The News Blog of Comics Culture Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:31:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Amy Crump http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/02/09/in-marshall-you-find-great-books-along-the-highway/#comment-88267 Thu, 15 Mar 2007 01:51:25 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/02/09/in-marshall-you-find-great-books-along-the-highway/#comment-88267 The Marshall Public Library Board of Trustees voted to return both ''Fun Home'' and ''Blankets'' to the library's shelves on Wednesday, March 14, 2007. The Marshall Public Library Board of Trustees voted to return both ‘’Fun Home'’ and ‘’Blankets'’ to the library’s shelves on Wednesday, March 14, 2007.

]]> by: CBrown http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/02/09/in-marshall-you-find-great-books-along-the-highway/#comment-56970 Sat, 10 Feb 2007 05:18:41 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/02/09/in-marshall-you-find-great-books-along-the-highway/#comment-56970 At least now I know where to go for fun if I'm ever in Marshall, MO ... I-70! At least now I know where to go for fun if I’m ever in Marshall, MO … I-70!

]]> by: Katherine Keller http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/02/09/in-marshall-you-find-great-books-along-the-highway/#comment-56743 Sat, 10 Feb 2007 00:16:20 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/02/09/in-marshall-you-find-great-books-along-the-highway/#comment-56743 "According to Blakely, “Blankets” and “Fun Home” only meet one of the general criteria for selection — the timeliness of the subject matter." Please tell me that somebody beat him about the head and shoulders with Time Magazine. “According to Blakely, “Blankets” and “Fun Home” only meet one of the general criteria for selection — the timeliness of the subject matter.”

Please tell me that somebody beat him about the head and shoulders with Time Magazine.

]]> by: Kat Kan http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/02/09/in-marshall-you-find-great-books-along-the-highway/#comment-56742 Sat, 10 Feb 2007 00:16:09 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/02/09/in-marshall-you-find-great-books-along-the-highway/#comment-56742 There were two books challenged at the library, and Fun Home by Bechdel would certainly fit with Blakely's comments. As far as meeting certain criteria in order to be included in the library's collection, both books are slam dunks - Blankets was named to a bunch of "best books" lists, including the Top Ten Best Books for Young Adults a few years ago; Fun Home is Time's 2006 Book of the Year, a Booklist Editor's Choice (Booklist is the book review journal of the American Library Association), and appears on the inaugural 2007 Great Graphic Novels for Teens list. And this doesn't even count the highly positive reviews for both in library review journals. The materials selection policy, including the section on handling challenges to library material, is pretty standard (at least to us librarians). The main point of the article is that the policy has passed the first reading, the board has approved that it proceed to the next step. There were two books challenged at the library, and Fun Home by Bechdel would certainly fit with Blakely’s comments.
As far as meeting certain criteria in order to be included in the library’s collection, both books are slam dunks - Blankets was named to a bunch of “best books” lists, including the Top Ten Best Books for Young Adults a few years ago; Fun Home is Time’s 2006 Book of the Year, a Booklist Editor’s Choice (Booklist is the book review journal of the American Library Association), and appears on the inaugural 2007 Great Graphic Novels for Teens list. And this doesn’t even count the highly positive reviews for both in library review journals.
The materials selection policy, including the section on handling challenges to library material, is pretty standard (at least to us librarians). The main point of the article is that the policy has passed the first reading, the board has approved that it proceed to the next step.

]]> by: Tlönista http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/02/09/in-marshall-you-find-great-books-along-the-highway/#comment-56679 Fri, 09 Feb 2007 23:10:07 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/02/09/in-marshall-you-find-great-books-along-the-highway/#comment-56679 I didn't connect <i>Blankets</i> and "the gay/lesbian movement", either, but then realized there's one part -- pp. 514-16. Guy at Craig's church: "Craig, I'd highly advise...That is, I <i>warn</i> you flat outright <i>not</i> to go to art school. My brother went to art school, and they made him 'draw from life', you know." Craig: "Oh?" Guy: "Yah, you know, he had to draw <i>people</i>, but they, uh...didn't have any clothes on. It was like running into the arms of <i>temptation</i>. Soon, he couldn't get enough <i>naked</i> people, so he got addicted to <i>pornography</i> -- And then, that wasn't enough either...which led--uh...I'm sorry." *sniff* "Which led to the next logical step." Church lady: "K-k-killing people?" Guy: "<i>Homosexuality</i>." Church lady: "Oh...How tragic." Heh, heh, heh. I didn’t connect Blankets and “the gay/lesbian movement”, either, but then realized there’s one part — pp. 514-16.

Guy at Craig’s church: “Craig, I’d highly advise…That is, I warn you flat outright not to go to art school. My brother went to art school, and they made him ‘draw from life’, you know.”

Craig: “Oh?”

Guy: “Yah, you know, he had to draw people, but they, uh…didn’t have any clothes on. It was like running into the arms of temptation. Soon, he couldn’t get enough naked people, so he got addicted to pornography — And then, that wasn’t enough either…which led–uh…I’m sorry.” *sniff* “Which led to the next logical step.”

Church lady: “K-k-killing people?”

Guy: “Homosexuality.”

Church lady: “Oh…How tragic.”

Heh, heh, heh.

]]> by: Blog@Newsarama » Your Marshall Library story of the week http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/02/09/in-marshall-you-find-great-books-along-the-highway/#comment-56614 Fri, 09 Feb 2007 21:21:29 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/02/09/in-marshall-you-find-great-books-along-the-highway/#comment-56614 [...] Everyone else seems to have blogged about it, but in case you missed it, The Marshall Democrat-News is reporting that the Library board met last Wednesday to have the first reading on their materials selection policy. [...] […] Everyone else seems to have blogged about it, but in case you missed it, The Marshall Democrat-News is reporting that the Library board met last Wednesday to have the first reading on their materials selection policy. […]

]]> by: The Dane http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/02/09/in-marshall-you-find-great-books-along-the-highway/#comment-56579 Fri, 09 Feb 2007 20:29:54 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/02/09/in-marshall-you-find-great-books-along-the-highway/#comment-56579 As timeless as the "gay/lesbian movement" may be (?), I don't remember it being represented in <i>Blankets</i>. I read it three times. Maybe <i>Blankets</i> wasn't as timeless as I thought. As timeless as the “gay/lesbian movement” may be (?), I don’t remember it being represented in Blankets. I read it three times. Maybe Blankets wasn’t as timeless as I thought.

]]> by: Patrick Dean http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/02/09/in-marshall-you-find-great-books-along-the-highway/#comment-56536 Fri, 09 Feb 2007 19:23:51 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/02/09/in-marshall-you-find-great-books-along-the-highway/#comment-56536 Wow. That depresses me out the door. Wow. That depresses me out the door.

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