> It's interesting how it expects librarians to be arbiters of morals and ethics First of all, nothing you can do in this subject is morally neutral. By calli

> It's interesting how it expects librarians to be arbiters of morals and ethics First of all, nothing you can do in this subject is morally neutral. By calling this "wrongthink", you are also bringing in morality; and implying that perhaps librarians should be arbiters of morals and ethics by retaining certain works. Secondly, it expects the people paying librarians' salaries to care about these things. Typically this will be the local taxpayers. Obviously when you found a library, funded entirely from your own personal wealth, then the librarians will arbitrate what kinds of books are or are not kept based on your ideas of morals, ethics, and usefulness.