Iron Sky - Space Nazi Steampunk

[Tal]

I'm not sure on this. I see both points of view. However basing selection guidelines on quality sounds like a form of censorship. Which would leave patrons like DeeBye out in the cold...assuming libraries in Canada are heated.

I checked today: not only did we acquire Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus at release, the DVD circulates...a lot. As recently as this month.

I've heard the censorship by exclusion argument before and I don't buy it. Censorship usually carries a heavy moral emphasis. We're utilizing selection criteria that libraries have used for decades and only purchase materials that get good reviews from critics. We tend to also weigh heavily on customer feedback (eg a movie that was critically panned but did well commercially) in making the decisions. My own book was purchased after it received glowing reviews from two separate library journals - and I work for the library.

We're in a heavily conservative county with a leadership that has questioned the need for a library at all. Purchasing within our posted guidelines is a must to keep ourselves under the radar.