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KentE · 03-28-2012, 06:50 PM

Thanks, VaporPunk! It wouldn't have occurred to me to look for a new Vonnegut book....
And to ramble on-- a discussion in MR "Discussions" forum about a library banning Orsen Scott Card's Ender's Game reminded me of a school system in Missouri that banned Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse 5 last year after a parent's complaint. With the help of a donor, the Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library offered to send a free copy to any student of the school requesting one. Now, that's a class response!
I went to the website of the KVML to confirm the details, and noticed that they now have a program to assist in resisting attempts to ban other books from school libraries. Sounds good to me, and I sent a donation via paypal. If anyone's inclined to do the same, just google "Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library" and the process is pretty simple.

KentE

03-28-2012, 06:50 PM	#2
KentE ...still a Zealot Posts: 268 Karma: 319949 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Kansas City, Kansas, USA Device: Palm Pixi & PC	Thanks! Thanks, VaporPunk! It wouldn't have occurred to me to look for a new Vonnegut book.... And to ramble on-- a discussion in MR "Discussions" forum about a library banning Orsen Scott Card's Ender's Game reminded me of a school system in Missouri that banned Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse 5 last year after a parent's complaint. With the help of a donor, the Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library offered to send a free copy to any student of the school requesting one. Now, that's a class response! I went to the website of the KVML to confirm the details, and noticed that they now have a program to assist in resisting attempts to ban other books from school libraries. Sounds good to me, and I sent a donation via paypal. If anyone's inclined to do the same, just google "Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library" and the process is pretty simple. KentE