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Ehrenreich Argues for a Living Wage by Frederick J ala Wrapup CognotesAtlanta June 2002 Ehrenreich Argues for a Living Wage By Frederick J. Augustyn, Jr. test. The latter asked how many times Library of Congress she may have stolen from her employers After welcoming remarks by President in the last year and whether she thought John W. Berry, President-elect Maurice G. that it was easier to work “while a little (Mitch) Freedman introduced Barbara bit high.” There was also nearly constant Ehrenreich, social critic, author, and colum- surveillance. Contrary to the myth of nist for The Progressive and contributing upward mobility, blind obedience rather writer to Time Magazine and several other than independent thinking and initiative publications. Her focus was on her recent is prized on the lower levels of the eco- book Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting nomic scale. By in America ( www.nickelanddimed.net), On a $7 an hour salary, housing costs an argument for a living wage for all Ameri- proved to be the greatest challenge, al- cans based on her personal, undercover ex- though company health insurance is also perience in a variety of minimum wage jobs. an issue when financially stressed employ- Lauren Clark, 17, front, and the rest of the Stillwaters Youth Orchestra perform to open Among these were waitress, maid, nursing ees have to contribute toward it. Workers the Coretta Scott King Book Awards Breakfeast. home assistant, and “Wal-Mart associate.” often have to live in substandard hous- As a freelance writer, Ehrenreich is ing, hold more than one job, or stay tem- very dependent on librarians and praised porarily in residential hotels, the last stop them as professionals who are financially on the way to homelessness for many King Awards Celebration under-remunerated for their education families. After her foray into the world and dedication. She countered the asser- of those living below an already artifi- Makes A Joyful Noise tion frequently made by “welfare reform” cial poverty level, Ehrenreich discovered advocates that marriage will lift women that “no job is unskilled…. all require By Glynis Wray Grau but honor his wife for her courage and out of poverty by stating that it might “if concentration and intelligence.” Ocean County Library determination, and ongoing efforts to millionaires were assigned to marry wel- Beyond the parameters of her book, The 33rd annual Coretta Scott King continue her husband’s dreams of peace. fare women.” But since women tend to the author revealed cognizance of an ad- Awards gala, designed to celebrate au- Among the awards presented, illus- wed men of their own socio-economic ditional wage scandal—that of many pro- thors and the inspiration of children, trator Jerry Pinkney won the 2002 illus- class, Ehrenreich quipped that it would fessional workers struggling to survive. began with joyful noise on June 18th. trator award for Goin’ Someplace Spe- take marrying several men at the same She mentioned the cases in particular of Inside the Marriott Marquis ballroom cial. Raised in Philadelphia, Pinkney is time for this to succeed. adjunct professors, freelance writers, and attendees were serenaded by the youth also well known for designing the com- Ehrenreich endured humbling and librarians. These educated workers derive orchestra, Stillwater Symphonia, before memorative stamp of Dr. Martin Luther sometimes humiliating episodes during considerable personal satisfaction from joining hands to sing “Lift Ev’ry Voice King. her tenure as a low-paid worker. Among their vocations, but the love of their po- and Sing,” a hymn written by James Although author Mildred D. Taylor these were drug tests (in which she was sitions should not be an excuse for “in- Weldon Johnson often referred to as the was unable to attend due to illness, her judged by her urine quality rather than African American National Anthem. book The Land, prequel to her Newberry by her people skills) and a personality Continued on Page 13 Honoring African-American authors Honor book, Roll of Thunder, Hear My and illustrators for outstanding contribu- Cry, won the 2002 Text award. tions to literature for children and young Jerome Lagarrigue took the John adults, the Coretta Scott King Awards are Steptoe Award for New Talent for his il- presented annually to encourage the ar- lustrations of Freedom Summer, while tistic expression of the black experience. honors also went to authors Marilyn The awards not only commemorate the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Continued on Page 13 American Library Association Non-Profit Org. 50 E. Huron St. U.S. Postage Paid Chicago, IL 60611 Permit No. 27 Palatine, IL 60095 ALA President Maurice J. (Mitch) Freedman, right, and immediate Past President John W. Berry meet with author Barbara Ehrenreich, speaker for the Closing Session. Page 2 Cognotes 2002 Annual Highlights Internet Access in Libraries Has its Pitfalls By Glynis Wray Grau manities division of the Central Minne- The employees allege that they have environment in which patrons are access- Rutgers University apolis Public Library, and supervisor of been subjected to sexual harassment by ing information that is not protected by As Internet usage continues to rise at a group of employees who filed griev- being forced to view pornographic and the First Amendment. Libraries also have libraries across the country, librarians and ances there. obscene material on computer terminal responsibilities to their employees to pro- their staffs are encountering a few pot- While a library’s main thrust screens and on computer printouts. The tect them from sexual harassment or a holes on the information super highway. should be to provide access to infor- employees also claim to have been threat- sexually hostile work environment, even One stumbling block involves the ease mation to the public, and this ideal in- ened both physically and verbally by when it stems from the actions of non- of access to pornography. For many, the cludes access to Internet materials that patrons. They also allege that they brought employees or library patrons. debate centers on how a library can pro- some may deem inappropriate, the po- the problem to the attention of the library Michael Sindler, a library student tect both its staff and the ideals of free, tential for sexual harassment of library director and security over the three-year at USC remarked upon hearing about accessible information. employees exists when library patrons time period and nothing was done. the Minneapolis case, “I think that if To this end, the Association of Col- access pornography. On May 23, 2001, the Director of the what she says is the clear unvarnished lege and Research Libraries Intellectual During the presentation, Williams Minneapolis Area Office, on behalf of the truth, it’s beyond comprehension that Freedom Committee presented a pro- detailed the Minneapolis Public Library’s EEOC, made a determination that there management could be that insensitive gram June 16th to discuss the question of recent struggle with the issue and a three- was reasonable cause to believe that the and the security staff so ill trained and how sexual harassment laws affect em- year chronology of its Internet pornog- Minneapolis Public Library violated Title uncooperative.” ployees and librarians were. Speakers raphy and harassment case. The case in- VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The Among the issues raised during the Camille Hëbert, a professor of law at volves seven Minneapolis Public Library case will be continuing either through presentation were possible actions be- Ohio State University, Bob Corn-Revere, employees, who after three years of tur- settlement or civil court proceedings. yond filtering that might protect ev- a partner at Hogan and Harston, a law moil have recently filed sexual harass- While preserving access to informa- eryone involved. According to the pan- firm representing civil liberties groups, ment and charges of discrimination with tion is important, clearly librarians do elists, the problem calls for innovative and Betsy Williams, manager of the hu- the EEOC. not need to be subjected to a hostile work thinking and creative use of space along with enforcement of general library Resilient Children, Brain Research, and the Library policies. They also pointed to the implementation of recessed monitors By Karen Rasmussen dependent, it’s important to “use it or lose To help children, adults need to “in- and privacy screens, as well as placing University of Pittsburgh it,” especially because evidence shows that vest in prevention” and realize that edu- restrictions on printers and print release The origins of violent behavior in if certain connections in the brain are not cation begins before birth. Home health stations and to the ejection of viola- children and adults may be partly traced made at key developmental times, children visits to families after the birth of chil- tors. Said one panelist, “If you enforce to pre-natal and early childhood experi- will never be able to regain the connec- dren, universal access to high-quality the rules of general illegal conduct, ences, said Robin Karr-Morse during the tions they have lost. childcare and preschool, and ongoing then problems might be lessened.” Association for Library Service to Fetal exposure to alcohol and neglect parent education are three strategies for Children’s (ALSC) Charlemae Rollins or abuse during the early years are a few preventing violence. Examples of how President’s Program address, “Exorcis- of several factors that can prevent chil- librarians can help children become more Ebooks Continue ing Ghosts from the Nursery: How Li- dren from making important neural con- resilient include Oregon’s Ready-to-Read braries Build Resilient Children.” nections that can affect their ability to grant project that helps libraries estab- To Evolve Drawing on brain research that shows feel empathy, to self-regulate their feel- lish, develop, or improve library services By Karen Rasmussen that prenatal and early childhood biologi- ings so that they don’t lash out with their for children ages 0-14.
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