OPEN LETTER: To CLN Director Alexa Eccles

This letter is not intended to be disrespectful.

My understanding is that books chosen for the CLN are screened through what you refer to as a “Selection Process.” This policy implies “Examination.” Books not selected would be considered “Rejected” and Rejected books could be construed as “banned books.” Therefore, your “Selection Process” essentially “bans books.”

Recently, the sheriff had printed in this column an extract he took from one of your publicly funded libraries. I have a sincere and legitimate question for you that can be answered with a simple “yes” or “no.”

Question: If the sheriff returned that particular book, would you put it back on the shelf where he took it from?

FRED QUINTO

Hayden