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May 06, 2023 05:19AM
IT’S NATIONAL NURSES DAY!
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Lol your funny Luffy lol and no problem Luffy
Barbara "Cookie" wrote: "Is America becoming Nazi Germany? When we start banding books, what’s the next banding people?"To be clear, the books are "banned" at certain SCHOOL libraries only. There are a group of crazy people who think that kids need to be protected from their version of "smut." (I don't think they are totally wrong based on the age of the children. More than once, I've had parents ask me if I thought a book I reviewed was appropriate for their gifted child or grandchild who reads above their grade level.) Carefully reviewing books before they are added to the school library is not a "Florida only" policy. I lived in extremely liberal Maryland and Pennsylvania. They also limited the books in the school library.
Some public libraries are shared with schools. In those cases, they already have policies in place so students don't take the "adult" books unless a parent or guardian are with them. They are not prevented from reading/borrowing any books with a parent present or with a parent's permission.
Since the first "chad" debacle.," I think the media loves to dump on Florida Yes, there are some radical religious groups who get carried away, but normally it doesn't last long unless the national media parses information to fit their agenda. Right now the agenda is to prevent DeSantis from running/winning/ or whatever to be President.
Jonetta, there is a committee to review the complaints. However, anyone can pull books and put them on the "to be reviewed" list. I don't know how that works, but the big issues are in Duvall County, not the entire state. I suspect that many of the people on the committee are also making the complaints.
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Your governor isn’t doing your state any favors or helping the situation. His voice is overwhelming all others. And, I’m not one to dump on the national media either. I’m very picky about who I read and listen to. They’re not all wrong about how these matters are being applied. Their focus, as I stated in my comment, is the policy directive provided by the governor. That seems to be what’s created the issue.
It should also be noted that we’ve not seen book banning at this level in decades.
While I understand parents' concerns over what their children are reading, it is not the library's responsibility to pick and choose the books that are appropriate. That is the parents' job. Moreover, book banning is a very slippery slope. Today it is Nora Roberts, tomorrow it is George Orwell and the day after it is Martin Luther King, Jr. When does it stop?
I recently saw that a library in Tennessee banned Art Spiegalman's Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History. This book conveys an important and significant message about the Holocaust, and it was banned because the mice are naked. This is what concerned people? Naked mice?
If books like this are banned, and children do not learn about the horrors of history (any history), then humanity is in very serious danger of repeating the atrocities of the past.
IT’S INTERNATIONAL PERMACULTURE DAY AND IT’S MAYDAY FOR MUTTS AND IT’S MOTORCYCLE MASS BLESSING OF BIKES DAY AND IT’S NATIONAL COSMOPOLITAN DAY AND IT’S NATIONAL TOURISM DAY AND IT’S PASTE UP DAY!
IT’S NATIONAL BARRIER AWARENESS DAY!
IT’S LEMONADE DAY AND IT’S NATIONAL ROAST LEG OF LAMB DAY!
IT’S FREE TRADE DAY AND IT’S NATIONAL MEETING PLANNERS APPRECIATION DAY AND IT’S TIME OF REMEMBRANCE AND RECONCILIATION FOR THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR AND IT’S VICTORY IN EUROPE DAY AND IT’S WORLD RED CROSS AND RED CRESCENT DAY!
IT’S GREAT LAKE AWARENESS DAY AND IT’S IRIS DAY!
IT’S NATIONAL HAVE A COKE DAY AND IT’S NATIONAL GIVE SOMEONE A CUPCAKE DAY!
IT’S NATIONAL STUDENT NURSES DAY!
IT’S NATIONAL COCONUT CREAM PIE DAY!
Christine wrote: "IT’S NO SOCKS!"My favourite type of socks.
IT’S CHILDHOOD DEPRESSION AWARENESS DAY AND IT’S LAG B’OMER AND IT’S NATIONAL MOSCATO DAY AND IT’S TEAR THE TAGS OFF THE MATTRESS DAY!
IT’S HURRAY FOR BUTTONS DAY AND IT’S LOST SOCK MEMORIAL DAY!
IT’S NATIONAL BUTTERSCOTCH BROWNIE DAY!
IT’S BIKE TO SCHOOL DAY AND IT’S CLEAN UP YOUR ROOM DAY AND IT’S DONATE A DAY’S WAGES TO CHARITY DAY AND IT’S INTERNATIONAL RECEPTIONISTS’ DAY AND IT’S NATIONAL ROOT CANAL APPRECIATION DAY AND IT’S NATIONAL LIPID DAY AND IT’S NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS DAY AND IT’S NATIONAL THIRD SHIFT WORKERS AND IT’S TRUST YOUR INTUITION DAY!
IT’S OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH PROFESSIONAL DAY AND IT’S WORLD LUPUS DAY!
Christine wrote: "IT’S NATIONAL SHRIMP DAY!"aka Woody Allen Day. And a shrimp cocktail for Woody means a 'New York Lemonade'.
IT’S NATIONAL CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH HEALTH AWARENESS DAY AND IT’S WORLD EGO AWARENESS DAY!
IT’S EAT WHAT YOU WANT DAY AND IT’S HOSTESS CUPCAKE DAY!
Love “Eat what you like “ does that mean I can a two cup of coffee today?
Barbara "Cookie" wrote: "Love “Eat what you like “ does that mean I can a two cup of coffee today?"Credit to you for talking to an imaginary barista/friend with such politeness :)
IT’S FINTASTIC FRIDAY: GIVING SHARKS A VOICE AND IT’S NATIONAL ODOMETER DAY AND IT’S NATIONAL PUBLIC GARDENS DAY AND IT’S PROVIDER APPRECIATION DAY!
IT’S INTERNATIONAL AWARENESS DAY AND IT’S INTERNATIONAL CRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME AWARENESS DAY AND IT’S NATIONAL FIBROMYALGIA AWARENESS DAY!
IT’S MILITARY SPOUSE APPRECIATION DAY!
Thanks to all all spouses of the military who served in our country
IT’S AMERICAN INDIAN DAY AND IT’S BIRTHMOTHER’S DAY AND IT’S COUGH DROP DAY AND IT’S NATIONAL FRUIT COCKTAIL DAY AND IT’S TOP GUN DAY AND IT’S WORLD COCKTAIL DAY!
IT’S FROG JUMPING DAY AND IT’S INTERNATIONAL MIGRATORY BIRD DAY AND IT’S LETTER CARRIER’S STAMP OUT HUNGER FOOD DRIVE DAY AND IT’S MARTIN Z. MOLLUSK DAY AND IT’S MOTHER OCEAN DAY AND IT’S NATIONAL ANIMAL DISASTER PREPAREDNESSES DAY AND NATIONAL DOG MOM’S DAY AND IT’S NATIONAL LEPRECHAUN DAY AND IT’S NATIONAL MINIATURE GOLF DAY AND IT’S NATIONAL TRAIN DAY AND IT’S STAY UP ALL NIGHT NIGHT AND IT’S SUN AWARENESS DAY AND IT’S WINDMILL DAY AND IT’S WORLD BELLY DANCE DAY AND IT’S WORLD BUCKFAST DAY AND IT’S WORLD FAIR TRADE DAY!
IT’S CORNELIA DE LANGE SYNDROME AWARENESS DAY!
IT’S INTERNATIONAL HUMMUS DAY AND IT’S NATIONAL APPLE PIE DAY!
Brunch for lunch... mind blown.
IT’S DANCE LIKE A CHICKEN DAY AND IT’S INTERNATIONAL DYLAN THOMAS DAY AND IT’S MOTHERS AT THE WALL DAY AND IT’S NATIONAL VEAL BAN ACTION DAY AND IT’S NATIONAL UNDERGROUND AMERICA DAY!
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Books mentioned in this topic
Tall, Duke, and Scandalous (other topics)Aloha Alibi (other topics)
Unsanctioned (other topics)
Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History (other topics)
The Maid's Diary (other topics)
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