Tag: Defacing Books

Book Vandals and the Dust Jackets of Joe Orton

Maury County, TN Library Director Elizabeth Potts shows one of several bookswhich have had “dirty” words marked through. Others have editorial comments added.Library books attacked by censors and vandals have recently been in the news. This is not strictly news; library patrons with blue pens and scissors have been a bane of librarians for centuries.Neatnik Censor Attacks Books NeatlyAccording to the Columbia, Tennessee Daily Herald, someone has been crossing out dirty words in books. Employees at the Maury County (TN) Library are not amused.“It bothers me because nobody is holding a gun to their head making them read these books,”...

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