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From the freshly-installed head of the Institute for Museum and Library Services (US): “We will revitalize IMLS and restore focus on patriotism, ensuring we preserve our country’s core values, promote American exceptionalism and cultivate love of country in future generations,” said Acting Director Sonderling”
BOOK RIOT · The Institute for Museum and Library Services Is Now a Propaganda Machine: Book Censorship News, March 21, 2025DOGE didn't dismantle the only federal agency supporting public libraries. It was instead turned into a propaganda machine. That, plus this week's book censorship news.
The summary in WorldCat (which I strongly recommend reading -- link below) concludes by saying that this text can be read as a cautionary tale. An order of magnitude more relevant than when I first happened upon it seven years ago.
Stieg, M. F. (1992). Public libraries in Nazi Germany. Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press
Ontario librarians say 'they have to be ready' as calls to ban books increase across Canada
“book banning campaigns haven't materialized to the same extent in Canada, but similar efforts have made their way north, a recent investigation by The Fifth Estate revealed.”
The end of Freedom to Read week in Canada is today but the fight never really ends.
#Books #IntellectualFreedom #Bookstodon #Reading
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/ontario-librarians-say-they-have-to-be-ready-as-calls-to-ban-books-increase-across-canada-1.7470332
CBCOntario librarians say 'they have to be ready' as calls to ban books increase across Canada | CBC NewsAs libraries south of the border contend with growing book banning efforts largely targeting titles with 2SLGBTQ+ themes, London-area librarians worry it could become a larger issue here.
This is horrifying. I have my issues with the #americanlibraryassociation - namely that it doesn't do enough/go far enough - but it is an essential resource, and is absolutely not out to get anyone.
BOOK RIOT · New Iowa Bill Would Revoke Funding for Library Affiliation with the American Library AssociationIowa public libraries may lose access to state funds for being affiliated by the American Library Association under a new anti-library bill floated by state republicans.
Act Out Tees is where creativity meets self-expression
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Act Out Tees is where creativity meets self-expression
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#ReadBannedBooks #FreedomToRead #CensorshipSucks #BooksNotBans #IntellectualFreedom #KnowledgeIsPower #FightCensorship #SupportAuthors #BookLoversUnite #LiteraryFreedom #ProtectBooks #ReadMoreBooks #StandAgainstCensorship #PowerOfReading
Continued thread
… Indeed when I made a pilgrimage to his grave during a 1996 ski vacation in Austria, I discovered that his freethinking didn’t go down well in his home village either: … the small town of Alpbach has buried their most famous citizen ever in a quite modest grave right at the edge of the cemetery.”
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I can’t resist quoting this passage from Max Tegmark's book „Our Mathematical Universe“ (Penguin Books 2014) about the great physicist #ErwinSchrödinger:
„After getting Max Planck’s job as professor in Berlin, one of the most prestigious posts in the world, he gave it up because he wouldn’t tolerate Nazi persecution against his Jewish colleagues. …
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At the sneak preview for "Free for All: The Public Library" https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/documentaries/free-for-all/
#libraries #publiclibraries #intellectualfreedom #thirdspace
Independent LensFree for All: The Public Library - Independent LensThe story of how public libraries shaped America and how libraries continue to be a sanctuary for Americans everywhere.
Last month, Amanda Jones joined #ThatWordChat to discuss her book, "That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America." She spoke about the toll of fighting book bans and why standing up for libraries matters now more than ever.
YouTube Premiere at 4:30 PM ET (21:30 UTC): bit.ly/ThatWordVideo
#IFLA Publishes “Championing Intellectual Freedom – Structuring and Focusing Library Efforts” Report https://www.infodocket.com/2024/11/20/ifla-publishes-championing-intellectual-freedom-structuring-and-focusing-library-efforts-report/ #IntellectualFreedom #libraries
Call for Chapters 
New Frontiers on #Freedom of Expression: Global Perspectives on #Censorship
"This book will provide a comprehensive examination of censorship within the #library environment, serving as a foundational guide to understanding the nature of censorship, exploring impactful case studies, and equipping readers with advocacy tools to promote #intellectualfreedom and #freedomofexpression."
A quotation from Griswold, Whitney:
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A mind unfree, a mind possessed, dragooned, or indoctrinated, does not learn. It copies. Learning implies discovery. The unfree mind looks at maps but does not travel. It dares not. For at the edge of maps is the jumping-off place, full of dragons and sea serpents. The unfree mind stays home, locks the door, bars…
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Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/griswold-alfred-whitney/60852/
A quotation from Jackson, Robert H.:
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Our Constitution relies on our electorate’s complete ideological freedom to nourish independent and responsible intelligence and preserve our democracy from that submissiveness, timidity and herd-mindedness of the masses which would foster a tyranny of mediocrity.
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Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/jackson-robert-h/58595/