October 5 - October 11, 2025
Author and Actor David Duchovny said the following at an American Library Association "How I Library" episode:
"If you cloister a mind, if you ban books that disagree with the prevailing sense of what is right or wrong, or what is religious or non-religious, or what is affecting young people or not affecting young people; if you cloister that mind you leave it weak and undefended.
You have to go out into the marketplace of ideas to figure out which one wins for you.
You can't spoon feed people.
You can't spoon feed a culture."
Image and transcription from I Love Libraries @ https://ilovelibraries.org/.
::NO BANNED BOOKS::
For Sunday Selfies, we have a visitor.
This is Pancake, a 'hood cat who is very friendly, and adorably cute!
Look at that one white whisker.
Let's Hop!
wavez two ewe pancake ....yur one hansum hood pantherz !!!
ReplyDeletebanning books has got to be one of THE damn dumb assed things this culture has done...what's next....the different versions of the bible ??
Pancake!! So sweet I want to gobble him up! LOL!
ReplyDeleteAs I always say, if you don’t like a book, don’t read it! But don’t stop others from reading it if they want. Pancake is a cutie!
ReplyDeleteIf your society is good, then reading about others won't be a danger. If it is bad, then reading about others should be encouraged.
ReplyDeleteBook banning is a very strong thing with me. I do NOT like it. How dare "they?"
ReplyDeletePancake is a cutie - right?
ReplyDeleteBanning books is plain weird. I may not like some books but I have made up my mind because I read lots so was able to make an informed decision.
Marjorie and Toulouse
Book banning is just plain stupid! Pancake is such a cutie!
ReplyDeletePancake is just precious! I love the name too.
ReplyDeletePancake is a cutie.
ReplyDeleteNo banned books! If you don't want to read it, fine, I might not either, but it shouldn't be banned.
ReplyDeletePancake is very handsome and the white whisker quite fetching.
BPWBB. Ban People Who Ban Books. Reading allows ones world to grow and expand beyond themselves into worlds they might never see or know. It allows for imagination and creative thinking and encourages problem solving. Reading is educating oneself. The banning of even one single book is ignorant, done by one or more ignorant people.
ReplyDeleteMom loves when kitties have only one white whisker, just as our Astrid did. Pancake is quite adorable. It is super nice that he's friendly. Thanks for hopping with us! XOCK, angels Lily Olivia, Mauricio, Misty May, Giulietta, Fiona & Astrid, Lisbeth, Calista Jo, Cooper Murphy, Sawyer, Kizmet, Audrey & Raleigh
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