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3gflowereliane
Usually I do a little informal display on one of the tables when an author dies, with a photo, dates and some of our books by that person. I made a conscious decision not to do that when I heard this author died, for several reasons: we only have two of his books and they've never circulated (we have mostly adult male patrons), the holidays mean the library would be closed and few would get to see the display, and also...I work in a Patients' Library for psychiatric inpatients, and I don't personally know how to tell my patrons that this young author committed suicide. Yeah. I've been in charge of this library for seven years and there are things I still don't know how to talk about. I'm going to call this a personal failing instead of a professional one.
Maybe someday one of the therapists would want to run a book group with me for patients about authors affected by mental illness. Then we'll talk about Ned Vizzini. I'm just not ready, I guess.
Maybe someday one of the therapists would want to run a book group with me for patients about authors affected by mental illness. Then we'll talk about Ned Vizzini. I'm just not ready, I guess.
4chadkirk
I understand how you feel. I work in a prison library with a healthcare unit where I run a reading group. We are reading a thriller at the moment which included a scene of illegal drug taking that appears to be heading for a fatal overdose. I hadn't read ahead and wasn't expecting it. I decided to skip the passage as I'm sure some/all of the group wouldn't need the details but if I'm honest I was worried about being overhead by other staff. Self censorship for me too based on personal uncertainty.
5HoldenCarver
>3 gflowereliane:
For me, if I discover certain books have never circulated, I see that as more reason to put them on display, not less, to see if that helps them find readers. If they get some issues, great. If they don't, I withdraw them with a clear conscience.
I do informal displays when an author dies, too, but I do it absolutely style. Just the books, no photo or dates or any other form of context - often the patrons have heard the news themselves. If the haven't, the books sell themselves anyway.
If it's not too late, I'd encourage you to try that, especially if one of the books you have is It's Kind of a Funny Story. I don't doubt there are patients who could choose to read that (and other books of its type) and find it useful.
For me, if I discover certain books have never circulated, I see that as more reason to put them on display, not less, to see if that helps them find readers. If they get some issues, great. If they don't, I withdraw them with a clear conscience.
I do informal displays when an author dies, too, but I do it absolutely style. Just the books, no photo or dates or any other form of context - often the patrons have heard the news themselves. If the haven't, the books sell themselves anyway.
If it's not too late, I'd encourage you to try that, especially if one of the books you have is It's Kind of a Funny Story. I don't doubt there are patients who could choose to read that (and other books of its type) and find it useful.
