An organisation has recently been formed in Canada called Libraries Not Landfill. It is calling for the halting of a process which has begun in that country of officially removing from school libraries all books that date from before 2008. Presumably Canada's school educated youngsters are now no longer able to enjoy Winne the Pooh, Swallows and Amazons, The Tale of Peter Rabbit or Wind in the Willows.
You will not need me to tell you why such open censorship is being advocated, even if not as yet practised, in Canada. Instead, I'll just use this opportunity to reassure you that all the materials on the Mothers' Companion flashdrive date from before 2008, and some indeed from before 1908. If you live in Canada and would like a Mothers' Companion flashdrive to redress the balance, contact me and I might be able to arrange a special offer! I'm not sure why exactly 2008 is considered a watershed but when buying books for your children I'm sure you will have noticed that “the older the better” is a useful rule of thumb. “No society that destroys books has ever ended up on the right side of history!” says Libraries not Landfill. I wonder what “the right side of history” means and I'm sorry to say I can think of some children's books (many published after 2008) that should be in landfill but I definitely understand the sentiment.
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