Note on a Tirade

An addendum to yesterday's entry about patron-enforced censorship: yesterday I checked the status of our copy of It's Perfectly Normal, in light of the recent brouhaha. The catalog indicated that it was available to borrow. However, when I went into the record I noticed that the book had not circulated since mid-2004. Hmmmmm.....suspect to say the least. And sure enough, when I went to the stacks, I could not find the book. I wonder how many librarians across America had a similar experience.