More Tales From The Reference Desk

A couple of days ago, a student asked for help in finding sources for a position paper she was writing. "I'm in favor of censorship," she announced. "But when I search the databases, everything I find is against it."

The librarian on duty proceeded to describe and demonstrate several online sources (Opposing Viewpoints, Issues and Controversies, CQ Researcher) that make a point of including both pro- and con- essays on various topics of public concern, which predictably include censorship. The student seemed appreciative, and left murmuring "God bless you."

Only afterward did the librarian in question realize that he was still wearing the Banned Books Week button, emblazoned with the Statue of Liberty and sporting the anti-censorship slogan "Free People Read Freely", which he'd worn earlier to a regional library meeting. Does this constitute displaying bias at the reference desk?