Today we lost another leader in the positive side of publishing - Steven Covey. His books were designed to help everyone lift their lives to a better place. His writing had a purpose that was always intended as good for his community and his fellow man. We need more authors who have a purpose other than making money.
Libraries should lift the bar on what books they select to purchase with taxpayer money. We should not support the authors who tear down our country, our community and any shred of decency in the falsely labeled name of Intellectual Freedom.
There is nothing intellectual about bondage and submission, a red pain room or endless smirks and orgasms. The recent media furor over a horrible piece of writing that bamboozled a lot of people into spending money out of curiosity is a prime example of spinning trash to make money. Numerous reviews have quoted the bad writing, the poor geography, the repetitions of vulgar and distasteful language, and yet, people who should know better are trying to explain why they bought into the fad.
Graphic sex, violence, vulgarity and perversions exist in the world. I do not doubt that as I have worked inside a medium security prison for nearly 5 years. Making the disgusting, depraved and dastardly more available in detailed description will in no way improve the situation.
When computers first came out one of the teaching points was abbreviated GIGO - Garbage In Garbage Out. Our brains and hearts work somewhat along the same lines and there is historical documentation to suggest that a better choice has been around for a long time.
Philippians 4 : 8 Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report...think on these things.
Lead your library up to lift your community; lift the bar and block your library from sliding down the manhole into the sewer. If you do not have the room to keep it all - and you don't, select and keep the good stuff!
America's Library - majestic, awesome, comforting
Monday, July 16, 2012
Friday, April 27, 2012
It's what's inside that counts! Whether it is the book or the library - it is what's inside that counts. A lot of money has been spent in recent years on library buildings, fancy architecture, meeting rooms, pendulums, odd shaped roofs that do not function and other "stuff" that is just stuff - at the expense of the "taxpayers". It is time to get real and get back to basics.
The point of libraries since the days of Alexandria and Ben Franklin have been a way to share books and materials for education and enlightenment. And that is because the more people that learn and understand and share that knowledge, the better for the whole community. The library's mission should not be lost in the art of the committee or the wow of the building.
We went through a period in this country with people and government at all levels - including libraries thinking that next year's budget had to be bigger than last year's - even if we could not pay for it. Smaller government entities than the Federal government cannot borrow from China per se so they are knuckling down all over and cutting things out of the budget. Someone needs to be saying - this is what we CAN do with what we have - instead of we can't do without that!
Squeaky wheels and pet projects rise and and fall, and the quietly useful library is sometimes the brunt of more than its fair share of funding cuts. But regardless of the building, the furniture or the other facility arrangements - - it is what's inside that can be shared that really matters. Here is hoping that however the library is wrapped that the inside will still be the focus!
The point of libraries since the days of Alexandria and Ben Franklin have been a way to share books and materials for education and enlightenment. And that is because the more people that learn and understand and share that knowledge, the better for the whole community. The library's mission should not be lost in the art of the committee or the wow of the building.
We went through a period in this country with people and government at all levels - including libraries thinking that next year's budget had to be bigger than last year's - even if we could not pay for it. Smaller government entities than the Federal government cannot borrow from China per se so they are knuckling down all over and cutting things out of the budget. Someone needs to be saying - this is what we CAN do with what we have - instead of we can't do without that!
Squeaky wheels and pet projects rise and and fall, and the quietly useful library is sometimes the brunt of more than its fair share of funding cuts. But regardless of the building, the furniture or the other facility arrangements - - it is what's inside that can be shared that really matters. Here is hoping that however the library is wrapped that the inside will still be the focus!
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Courageous
Just watched the DVD of Courageous - a powerful film about fatherhood, commitment and families.
Five fathers live through tragedy and triumph at work and at home and make the commitment to become
better fathers - not just "good enough"...wonderful family film. Lots of heartwrenching moments and some true joy.
Five fathers live through tragedy and triumph at work and at home and make the commitment to become
better fathers - not just "good enough"...wonderful family film. Lots of heartwrenching moments and some true joy.
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