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Questioning Library Neutrality: Essays from Progressive Librarian. Ed. by Alison Lewis. Duluth, Minn.: Library Juice Press, 2008. 156 p. $18 (ISBN 978-0-9778617-7-4).
According to the ALA Code of Ethics, as a profession, librarians ideally "distinguish between our personal convictions and professional duties and do not allow our personal beliefs to interfere with fair representation of the aims of our institutions or the provision of access to their information resources." Is it possible, or even desirable, to neutrally present all points of view on any issue or historical event? Are all points of view even...