Who decides what should be censored?
Dear Editor,
Who decides what books belong in a public library? Library science’s answer is library staff trained in collection development. Collection development is:
Tag: Erin Roper
Housing shortage, lack of services needs to be addressed
Dear Editor,
On October 8, the City of Kingman will hold a town hall to discuss “Crime and Homelessness.” This topic was originally presented in a public online survey as “Crime/Homelessness.” These two social issues are distinct challenges. Approaching homelessness through a lens of criminality creates criminality where there is none.
Those without shelter deserve a stable place to live
MCC librarian earns spot in 2020 emerging leaders program
MOHAVE COUNTY – Mohave Community College’s Kingman campus librarian, Erin Roper, has been accepted into the American Library Association Emerging Leaders program for 2020. The program is for librarians who have no more than five years of experience in the field. The goal for Roper is to work for six months on a project that she can later present at a conference. “It’s a great opportunity to work with other people and learn about library advocacy on the national level because there’s a myth that libraries are going extinct or that they are not going to exist in a couple…
