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OLA Quarterly OLA Quarterly The Enduring Value of Libraries In This Issue Thoughts on Intellectual Freedom How to Write a Best Seller The Enduring Value of Libraries Security in a Dangerous World: How to Make Your Library A Safer Place Surviving or Even Thriving in Times of Crisis: Plans and Planning on the State and Local Leve l Intellectual Freedom* An Evolving and Enduring Value of Librarianship OLAQSpring "##" Vol $ • No ' OLA Quarterly Oregon Library Association Spring 2002 http://www.olaweb.org Vol 8 • No 1 ISSN 1093-7374 The OLA Quarterly is an official publication of the Oregon Library Association. Please refer questions The Enduring Value of Libraries and input regarding the Quarterly to: Table of Contents Colleen Bell ' OLA Publications Chair Editorial Untitled Knight Library Connie Bennett Claire Ribaud 1299 University of Oregon Eugene, OR 97403-1299 " '" phone 541-346-1817 Thoughts on Intellectual Freedom Surviving or Even Thriving in fax 541-346-3485 Henrietta Hay Times of Crisis: Plans and Planning on the State and Local Level [email protected] Michael Eisenberg and Danielle Miller Graphic Production: Getting Through the Wilderness Bonnie Cochrane Hirsch Tobias Weiss Design ' 7345 SW Deerhaven Drive Statue of Library Corvallis, OR 97333 How to Write a Best Seller Ann Altman phone 541-738-1897 (Excerpts from a speech given at the [email protected] Pacific Program Leadership Dinner) ' Dave Frohnmayer How Do I Paint That? Dennis Zelmer The Enduring Value of Libraries '$ Anne Van Sickle Intellectual Freedom, An Evolving and Enduring $ Value of Librarianship Security in a Dangerous World: Faye A. Chadwell How to Make Your Library A Safer Place Upcoming Cindy Gibbon Issues Summer 2002 Research You Can Use Fall 2002 Cognitive Development and Libraries OLA Quarterly is indexed in Library Literature. Editorial hough caught up with the rest Senator Mark O. Hatfield, as he library item—which we must balance of the nation in the drama, dedicated the new Silver Falls Library against the needs of the many who T angst, and soul-searching that building in 1997, spoke eloquently of provide our public funding. In our followed 9-11 and the subsequent the library’s role in preserving culture. Internet access policies, we attempt to anthrax scares, Oregon libraries and He cited several examples of attacks find the best balance for our commu- librarians survived the challenges of during war or genocide campaigns nities between the principle of intellec- the last six months with less radical when the deliberate destruction of tual freedom and the community’s life-wrenching change than we’ve libraries was undertaken so as to responsibility to protect its children. seen elsewhere. We’ve had fewer attack a tangible essence of an enemy I have requested two types of dramatic career moves, divorces, and culture. I was reminded of his re- contributions in this issue. The first other extreme changes. Many indi- marks in the aftermath of 9-11 as we type asks various artists to reflect on viduals I’ve talked to have expressed struggled, as a nation, as individuals, the value of libraries in light of the a renewed commitment to the pur- and as a profession, to make meaning events of 9-11. Each artist has a special pose of their profession. of our world. Those terrorist acts connection and understanding of In part, this is because librarians were a limited, insidious sneak-attack libraries—Ann Altman is a longtime and library users have the habit of on symbolic targets. At best, they library supporter, Dennis Zelmer, information. When we face something have inspired a new perspective. Claire Ribaud, and Bonnie Hirsch all unknown, we want to learn about it, They have also prompted in response, currently work in libraries, and to understand it, and we have at hand as Faye Chadwell’s essay makes clear, octogenarian newspaper columnist the tools to do so. Information helps a symbolic war, where one of the Henrietta Hay retired after many years us manage our fear of the unknown greater dangers to our culture be- at the Mesa County Library District in by making at least part of it known. comes our own loss of balance and Colorado. The other type of contribu- Literature makes its contribution as perspective as we respond. tion looks at OLA’s Vision 2010 and well. Fiction writers and readers are Finding practical, real-life balance other library plans and preparations in constantly exploring ways to discover between two valid and opposing light of the challenges of 9-11. Michael patterns in life and to create meaning principles is a lot of what the Eisenberg, Gibbon, and Chadwell from pain. librarian’s job is about. We have to discuss planning, security, and intellec- In the context of the 9-11 attack find the balance for our community tual freedom respectively. OLA Past upon our society, we can better between providing public access to President Anne Van Sickle’s essay on appreciate the enduring value of materials and providing care and the enduring value of libraries is an libraries. Words connect, share, and protection of those same materials excellent summation of what I asked inform; the written word connects over from those that would misuse and for from these talented contributors. the barriers of cultures, distances, and abuse them. We have to find the It is when we are caught up in a time, extending ideas even beyond balance, as Cindy Gibbon points out flood of change, particularly a rapid, death. Libraries, as collections of in her essay on library security, frightening change, that we clearly see writings (in whatever format), embody between providing public open space and grasp the lifeboats of our enduring these collective thoughts and memo- and ensuring the safety of that space and essential values to keep us afloat. ries of our society. Libraries, then, for library users and staff. We are Dave Frohnmayer’s essay challenges become the tool, the prism through constantly challenged by individuals us to choose to become the leaders which to reexamine ourselves, our who ask for special treatment from our profession needs. We have our culture, and our professions, to prove the library—waiving of fines, pur- sights set on a future for Oregon that life might be, as Emerson would chase requests for special interests, or libraries; our challenge now is to steer propose, “worth living.” even to buy (or steal) a favorite a flexible course to reach our goals. —Connie J. Bennett Eugene Public Library Guest Editor OLAQ 1 Thoughts on Intellectual Freedom by Henrietta Hay or an 87-year-old couch potato, I clay tablets in Babylonia in the 21st century Retired, had a pretty wild weekend late in B.C. Later, records were kept on papyrus, Mesa County (CO) FOctober. I actually made my way then on paper, and now on the computer Public Library District across the mountains, thanks to my friend and the World Wide Web. who kindly offered to take me to the In our own country, the Boston Public annual meeting of the Colorado Library Library, established in 1848, was the first Association in Colorado Springs. As a publicly supported municipal library, and matter of fact, “offered” is not quite the the first public library to allow people to word. She and my other friends threatened borrow books and materials. This was a me with dire happenings if I did not make truly revolutionary concept at the time. It is a personal appearance at this meeting. still a revolutionary concept according to the The C.L.A. has over a hundred years of would-be censors who keep protesting it. service to the people of Colorado, and I Americans don’t agree with each other attended several of their annual meetings always, or often—or it sometimes seems, during my 25 years as a catalog librarian. ever. We belong to different organizations, But this one was special. I was due to go to different churches, read different kinds receive the Julie J. Boucher Award for of books. But there is one place where all of Intellectual Freedom. our ideas are welcome—the public library, I grew up taking freedom of speech and which welcomes free thinkers of all kinds. freedom of religion for granted. After all, You can sit in a chair in the library both are assured under the law of the United reading a trashy novel, and on one side of States. But I found that receiving an award you someone is reading Thomas Paine, and for something I believe in so deeply was on the other side someone is reading the very special, like—well, the cherry on a hot Koran. It is the only institution in America fudge sundae. It is not essential, but it sure whose sole purpose is to guard against the does make the whole thing taste better. tyranny of ignorance and conformity. Freedom is a beautiful word. It comes Today the free public library is the visible from the Old English word “freo,” meaning symbol of the First Amendment. “not in bondage, noble, glad, illustrious.” It The Code of Ethics of the American is the word upon which our country was Library Association says in part, “We uphold founded. the principles of intellectual freedom and My active interest in the cause of resist all efforts to censor library resources.” Intellectual Freedom has been growing for And then came September 11. We are now most of my life. It was probably at Colo- living in a dangerous time—dangerous to us rado University that I first really began to physically, and dangerous to the civil understand the First Amendment to the liberties which are the foundation of our Constitution.
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