Every Issue Is a Library Issue

摘要

The Conversation About Body Scanning of air travelers turned sour and fatuous. Participants on ALA-COUN, the American Library Association (ALA) Council discussion list, voiced concerns about the exposure of genitals, especially those of juvenile humans. A few Councilors resorted to responses such as "Oh, Please!" to share their frustration with the debate. Meanwhile, the Council all but ignored the good and bad news coming in from libraries across America. Budgets had been savaged in the big urban libraries and a few suburban and smaller cities and towns.