I can't believe the level to which libraries have been molded into the exact same vanilla content everywhere.
Same here in The Netherlands. I joined the library last year to take a look. No controversial books whatsoever, not even on demand. None of the books would look amiss with a Coca-Cola advertisement in them. Absolutely nauseating. People know it too-- the readership declines every year.
The librarian said there is a national central committee that decides which books are appropriate. That explains the uniformity in Dutch libraries.
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Re: Unfiltered search engines?
Date: 2023-08-06 03:48 pm (UTC)Same here in The Netherlands. I joined the library last year to take a look. No controversial books whatsoever, not even on demand. None of the books would look amiss with a Coca-Cola advertisement in them. Absolutely nauseating. People know it too-- the readership declines every year.
The librarian said there is a national central committee that decides which books are appropriate. That explains the uniformity in Dutch libraries.