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I am away from the library and will return on Tuesday, September 6<br>
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If you need immediate assistance, please contact Library Director Kirsten Brodbeck-Kenney at kbrodbeck-kenney@lincolncity.org or call the circulation desk at 541-996-2277.<br>
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Otherwise, I will respond as soon as I can. Thank you!<br>
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On Jun 2, 2022, at 4:16 PM, Joel Parham via Libs-Or <libs-or@omls.oregon.gov> wrote:<br>
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Here’s something that is related: </font><font color="#084FD1"><u><a href="https://www.ala.org/tools/ethics">https://www.ala.org/tools/ethics</a><br>
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</font><font color="#453BCD">On Jun 2, 2022, at 16:11, Matthew Baiocchi via Libs-Or <</font><font color="#084FD1"><u>libs-or@omls.oregon.gov</u></font><font color="#453BCD">> wrote:<br>
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I've been thinking a lot about library neutrality and what it means, and it occurred to me that I've never seen a really good definition of library neutrality. I can't find it "written down anywhere official" as a core tenet of our profession. I've looked all
over ALA and OLA. I've looked at library professionals' presentations, statements, and blog posts. I checked Google Scholar and looked at articles I had access to. I haven't checked out books yet but that's because we don't have any in our library system.<br>
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Does library neutrality mean political neutrality? Ethical neutrality? Social neutrality? Is it a description of how we ensure intellectual freedom? Does it mean we don't let our own viewpoints cloud service to patrons? Some of these? All? None?<br>
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So, anyone have a good definition of library neutrality? Anyone know where this core tenet of our profession originates?<br>
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Thank you, as always, for listening. Happy Thursday, all!<br>
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</font><font face="Arial" size="+1" color="#094D5D">Matthew Baiocchi</font><font face="Arial" size="+1" color="#453BCD"><br>
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