from the kslis-listserv, reposted w/o permission (on my own initiative, bc i think it’s important. In regards to conservative members ofour listerv – i will alert the author & remove this post if requested): “It’s unfortunate for the collections you may be maintaining in the future that you think that “fairness” and “balance” mean never questioning or critiquing policies which are inhumane and based on fallacious beliefs. Many left-wing librarians work very hard, in collection development and elsewhere, to self-correct for our beliefs. This can result in collections (and conversations) eventually leaning to the right, in the name of giving space to even the most dreadful ideas and the most inaccurate information. The irony is that no such reciprocity is forthcoming from right-wing members of our profession, who feel that any book–or conversation–which violates their beliefs or demonstrates the faultiness of their ideas is a personal affront which should be eradicated. “