> They are the people who best know what books their communities want and need, not the politicians. Possibly they know well what is wanted,but certainly they

> They are the people who best know what books their communities want and need, not the politicians. Possibly they know well what is wanted,but certainly they have no special claim on what is needed. The librarian works for the library, which is a far cry from being the sole arbiter of what books should be bought with public resources, in much the same way that the commanding officers of all the warships hanging out around Ukraine don't get to decide whether to start shooting or at whom.