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technology questions in-order to be effective with their local patrons. Based on the research, it was discovered that reference providers lack the non-informational and technology skills needed to be effective. As technology is utilize more in the future librarians will need to be well rounded in all areas as it relates to public libraries in the…

The types of employees at Queens Library include full time workers, custodians, full time librarians, managers, computer technicians, part time workers, tutors, volunteers and so forth. The Queens Library impacts nearly every age group and resident of Queens. Around 11.2 million people attend a branch of the Queens Library, which also had more…

Book banning, censorships, and challenges have been a significant issue in the United States since the early 19th century. A book challenge is an attempt to have printed work be removed or restrained by the objections of a group or person. Whereas a book ban is an actual removal of the written work from a curriculum, or library (Edwards 2). The practice of book banning is a kind of censorship that restricts and prohibits the mass by law to have any access to banned materials. The First Amendment…

Censorship and Banned Books How would you feel if someone restricted your favorite book? All over the world, every day, a book gets challenged. So many innocent books get banned and never read again because one person thinks the book is bad. I do not agree with people banning books at all. A person’s decision can impact others by changing their thoughts about certain things by banning them. I agree with Ron Charles when he is annoyed by people not acting mature over banned books. “I’m afraid…

The Mocking Of Jay “Is there any point in doing anything at all?” People think content like this should be removed from the shelves of schools. People also argue that this content should not be removed from school shelves. Kids have no say in this so they have to attempt to persuade an adult to argue on their side of the argument. By examining the violence, depression, and anti-ethnic, it’s clear that The Mockingjay should be banned. This book has a lot of violent content. Katniss plans and…

Library Technicians assist the librarian(s) with library media, sorting, stacking books and registering new patrons. They usually help patrons with the library resources as well as the uses of them. They also fix books that are in bad conditions only if they’re fixable. The working conditions involve a lot of walking. They also would have to handle objects that are up to ten pounds as well as one’s that go up twenty. The skills required for this career are reading comprehension, active…

Banned Books The Story Untold: Cujo Final Copy Have you ever read a banned book? The thing is, most people don’t know if a book is banned or not. The book I strongly suggest for adults and most teenagers is Cujo. This book is filled with gore and adultery from top to bottom. Cujo has been banned in multiple city and state schools all over the United States. Like I said earlier Cujo was banned for adultery, gore and adult language. Cujo is definitely the kind of book I would think would get…

Assignment 1- Library Comparison Summary In a nutshell libraries exist to connect people with information. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate libraries in terms of who they serve, collections that they hold and what services are provided to their patrons. I will be discussing the similarities and differences of the following five libraries in these aspects. Library and Archives Canada (LAC) is a Government library and it combines the holdings, services and staff of both the former National…

new beginning. In a small town called Cherryville there’s a small school named Cherryville Elementary School. This school has the biggest school library in the world, but of course it’s the most peculiar. On a dark drank and dreary day an exhausted teacher was in the library taking a break from his disrespectful students. He was awfully tired and ready to go on a vacation. The teacher’s name was Jack and while he was in the library he was trying to search for the biggest, most relaxing,…

Why are books banned? Why are books banned or challenged? There are many ways a book can be challenged or banned. A book can be banned or challenged by violence or negativity which means that books that include violence are censored. Some books have been deemed for negative or depressing features. As well as being banned by the profanity, racial issues. By examining the book “Night” by Elie Wiesel, and reading over the racial issues and the work of violence that is implemented into this book, I…