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DESCRIPTION:County of Alameda Board of Supervisors' Regular Meeting\n\nagenda:  
 http://alamedacounty.granicus.com/DocumentViewer.php?file=alamedacounty_11c873a350d1e905378984caef167087.pdf&view=1\n\nItem 
 61.  Library - Approve the new procedures for the Alameda County 
 Library’s discarded materials - CAO Recommends: Approve\nAttachment 61:  
 http://www.acgov.org/board/bos_calendar/documents/DocsAgendaReg_07_28_15/GENERAL%20ADMINISTRATION/Regular%20Calendar/Library%20(Alameda%20County)_221136.pdf\n\n\nsome 
 context ...\n\nMarch 12, 2014  |  East Bay Express - News & Opinion  |   by 
 Sam Levin\n\nAlameda County Trashes Library Books : Library administrators 
 are discarding older books in bulk, prompting a backlash from longtime 
 staff members.\n\nlink:  
 http://www.eastbayexpress.com/oakland/alameda-county-trashes-library-books/Content?oid=3861815\n\n\nI'll 
 leave it up to the reader to determine if the proposed policy is 
 appropriate.  Personally, I am worried.  The Oakland Public Library removed 
 it's ranking system over a year ago.  Patrons could rank an item (1-5).  My 
 hope was that valuable (though possibly not "popular") items could be 
 maintained by providing a high recommenation.  Be wary of the following 
 ...\n\n"There is one determining aspect here:  control is not established 
 unless there is a conviction involved.  There is no religious, political, 
 or military hegemony without cultural hegemony.  Those who destroy books 
 and libraries know what they are doing.  Their objective has always been 
 clear:  intimidate, erase motivation, demoralize, enhance historical 
 oblivion, diminish resistance, and, above all, foment doubt.  We should not 
 forget that numerous fundamental human rights are violated in bibliocausts: 
  the right to dignity, the right to a complete written memory for 
 individuals and nations, the right to identity, and the right to 
 information."\n– Fernando Báez (1970-  ) director of Venezuela's 
 National Library, from "A Universal History of the Destruction of Books" 
 (2004)\n https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2015/07/25/18775357.php
SUMMARY:Alameda Co Brd of Spvr's to approve Co Library's plan for book elimination
LOCATION:County Administration Building\n1221 Oak Street\nSupervisors’ Chambers, 
 Fifth Floor, Room 512\nOakland, CA
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2015/07/25/18775357.php
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