I donated copies of my book, "Revelations of the Great Spirit" to two libraries, and they accepted the book.

However, when I tried to donate a copy of my book to the Monroe County Public Library, in Bloomington, IN, since I attended Indiana University, they refused to accept my book. Since the public that visits said library are being denied the right to choose my book or not, I consider this to be censorship.

I was told that in order for them to accept my book, it had to be reviewed by one of three organizations that I never heard of before, namely Library Review, Publishers Weekly, or Kirkus Reviews. Library Review only reviews books BEFORE they are published, and the other two charge an exorbitant fee.
Apparently these organizations somehow are censors for most of the new books purchased by libraries in the United States. But I was not trying to sell my book.

Here is a quote from the Monroe County Public Library "Collection Policy"

"MCPL strives to collect materials representing different viewpoints. The library recognizes some materials may be considered controversial and may offend some users. Inclusion of questionable language or attitudes in materials is not in itself a reason to exclude them from the collection. Materials should not be proscribed or removed because of partisan or doctrinal disapproval. Materials which represent only one point of view may be selected to provide necessary alternatives to other material. The existence of a particular viewpoint in the collection is not an endorsement of that particular point of view, but an expression of the library's adherence to the principles of intellectual freedom."

So if you want to know why they have such a lofty statement of purpose, and then censored my book, go figure! The first 53 pages of my book were available for them to preview on the internet before they "strived" to make a decision.

Then the story gets worse, so I posted a video on youtube, entitled "Censoring the word Censored", which you can view at:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_h9nSrqLNeE&feature=plcp

Any comments, particularly relating similar experiences by other writers would be appreciated.