Please excuse duplication. Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2001 17:30:30 -0700 (PDT) From: "Patterson, Jill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: publib <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: What we stand for At our monthly meeting, county librarian John Adams said a few words about Tuesday's tragedy. I would like to summarize them, not nearly as elegantly as spoken by John. The hijackers were willing to die for their beliefs and their point of view, which is one intolerant of any other belief system. This point of view parallels that of the Afganistan government, which has banned access to the Internet because the Internet carries information contary to their own beliefs. In our country, every day, librarians and library staff open the doors to the library and through their collection and free Internet access, provide resources on all points of views and all beliefs. The right to information is a value Americans hold dear and cherish. It is a right that represents what all librarians stand for and defend. Keeping our libraries open is more than just a job, it's a symbol of what it means to be an American. Jill Patterson, Branch Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED] La Habra Branch Library, Orange County Public Library 221 E. La Habra Blvd. La Habra CA 90631 TEL: 562/694-0078 --------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Include in body: unsubscribe ctls-l For information on CTLS-L please visit: http://www.ctls.net/document/ctls-l.htm
