Illuminated<p>Blind Obedience: Forced Stupidity That Wastes Time and Potential<br /><a href="https://youtu.be/S_zNgY9zLMo" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/S_zNgY9zLMo</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br /><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BlindObedience" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BlindObedience</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ForcedStupidity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ForcedStupidity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WastedPotential" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WastedPotential</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CriticalThinking" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CriticalThinking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LeadershipFailure" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LeadershipFailure</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IndependentThinking" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>IndependentThinking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StopFollowingBlindly" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>StopFollowingBlindly</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ThinkForYourself" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ThinkForYourself</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MindlessCompliance" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MindlessCompliance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ObedienceTrap" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ObedienceTrap</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BreakFreeFromControl" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BreakFreeFromControl</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LeadershipMindset" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LeadershipMindset</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PersonalPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PersonalPower</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IntellectualFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>IntellectualFreedom</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BrainwashingTactics" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BrainwashingTactics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SystemFailure" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SystemFailure</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Micromanagement" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Micromanagement</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EnforcedIgnorance" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EnforcedIgnorance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MentalSlavery" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MentalSlavery</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StopTheCycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>StopTheCycle</span></a>:</p>
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Ed Bilodeau<p>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” </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/libraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>libraries</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IntellectualFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>IntellectualFreedom</span></a></p><p><a href="https://bookriot.com/imls-propaganda/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">bookriot.com/imls-propaganda/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Ed Bilodeau<p>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.</p><p>Stieg, M. F. (1992). Public libraries in Nazi Germany. Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press</p><p><a href="https://search.worldcat.org/title/22422611" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">search.worldcat.org/title/2242</span><span class="invisible">2611</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/libraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>libraries</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IntellectualFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>IntellectualFreedom</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/facism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>facism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>history</span></a></p>
Daniel MacPhee 🔬🧬🧫🇨🇦<p>Ontario librarians say 'they have to be ready' as calls to ban books increase across Canada <br>“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.”</p><p>The end of Freedom to Read week in Canada is today but the fight never really ends. <br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Books</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/IntellectualFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IntellectualFreedom</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bookstodon</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Reading</span></a> <br><a href="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" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbc.ca/news/canada/london/onta</span><span class="invisible">rio-librarians-say-they-have-to-be-ready-as-calls-to-ban-books-increase-across-canada-1.7470332</span></a></p>
alice 🪞♥️ 🎩🐇<p><a href="https://beige.party/tags/IntellectualFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IntellectualFreedom</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/phdcomics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>phdcomics</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/academiclife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>academiclife</span></a></p>
Caitlin<p>This is horrifying. I have my issues with the <a href="https://library.love/tags/americanlibraryassociation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>americanlibraryassociation</span></a> - namely that it doesn't do enough/go far enough - but it is an essential resource, and is absolutely not out to get anyone. </p><p><a href="https://bookriot.com/iowa-hf-284/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">bookriot.com/iowa-hf-284/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://library.love/tags/protectlibraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>protectlibraries</span></a> <a href="https://library.love/tags/librarylife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>librarylife</span></a> <a href="https://library.love/tags/publiclibraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>publiclibraries</span></a> <a href="https://library.love/tags/intellectualfreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>intellectualfreedom</span></a> <a href="https://library.love/tags/censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>censorship</span></a> <a href="https://library.love/tags/bookbanning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bookbanning</span></a> <a href="https://library.love/tags/bookbanningisfascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bookbanningisfascism</span></a></p>
ACT OUT TEES<p>Act Out Tees is where creativity meets self-expression<br />www.actouttees.com<br /><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/felon47" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>felon47</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/POD" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>POD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/freedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>freedom</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>censorship</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bannedbooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>bannedbooks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>reading</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/literacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>literacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/freeexpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>freeexpression</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/knowledge" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>knowledge</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>education</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/intellectualfreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>intellectualfreedom</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/readers" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>readers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/booklover" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>booklover</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>resistance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/truth" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>truth</span></a></p>
Caitlin<p><a href="https://abcnews.go.com/US/department-education-dismisses-book-ban-investigations-ends-guidance/story?id=118098825" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">abcnews.go.com/US/department-e</span><span class="invisible">ducation-dismisses-book-ban-investigations-ends-guidance/story?id=118098825</span></a> it's really scary watching this stuff happen, although I think all of us who work or have worked in public facing libraries absolutely knew it was coming. And most of us, I hope, are aware that fascists traditionally go after books. <br><a href="https://library.love/tags/FreedomToRead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreedomToRead</span></a> <a href="https://library.love/tags/BookBans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BookBans</span></a> <a href="https://library.love/tags/BannedBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BannedBooks</span></a> <a href="https://library.love/tags/IntellectualFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IntellectualFreedom</span></a></p>
ACT OUT TEES<p>Act Out Tees is where creativity meets self-expression<br />www.actouttees.com<br /><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ReadBannedBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ReadBannedBooks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FreedomToRead" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FreedomToRead</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CensorshipSucks" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CensorshipSucks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BooksNotBans" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BooksNotBans</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IntellectualFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>IntellectualFreedom</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KnowledgeIsPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>KnowledgeIsPower</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FightCensorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FightCensorship</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SupportAuthors" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SupportAuthors</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BookLoversUnite" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BookLoversUnite</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LiteraryFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LiteraryFreedom</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ProtectBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ProtectBooks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ReadMoreBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ReadMoreBooks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StandAgainstCensorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>StandAgainstCensorship</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PowerOfReading" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PowerOfReading</span></a></p>
Peter Gutsche<p>… 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.”</p><p>2/2</p><p><a href="https://sueden.social/tags/austria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>austria</span></a> <a href="https://sueden.social/tags/physics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>physics</span></a> <a href="https://sueden.social/tags/%C3%96sterreich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Österreich</span></a> <a href="https://sueden.social/tags/Zivilcourage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Zivilcourage</span></a> <a href="https://sueden.social/tags/VergesseneHelden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VergesseneHelden</span></a> <a href="https://sueden.social/tags/NaziWiderstand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NaziWiderstand</span></a> <a href="https://sueden.social/tags/IntellectualFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IntellectualFreedom</span></a> <a href="https://sueden.social/tags/NaziResistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NaziResistance</span></a> <a href="https://sueden.social/tags/IntellectualFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IntellectualFreedom</span></a></p>
Peter Gutsche<p>I can’t resist quoting this passage from Max Tegmark's book „Our Mathematical Universe“ (Penguin Books 2014) about the great physicist <a href="https://sueden.social/tags/ErwinSchr%C3%B6dinger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ErwinSchrödinger</span></a>:</p><p>„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. … </p><p>1/2</p><p><a href="https://sueden.social/tags/austria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>austria</span></a> <a href="https://sueden.social/tags/physics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>physics</span></a> <a href="https://sueden.social/tags/%C3%96sterreich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Österreich</span></a> <a href="https://sueden.social/tags/Zivilcourage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Zivilcourage</span></a> <a href="https://sueden.social/tags/VergesseneHelden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VergesseneHelden</span></a> <a href="https://sueden.social/tags/NaziWiderstand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NaziWiderstand</span></a> <a href="https://sueden.social/tags/IntellectualFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IntellectualFreedom</span></a> <a href="https://sueden.social/tags/NaziResistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NaziResistance</span></a> <a href="https://sueden.social/tags/IntellectualFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IntellectualFreedom</span></a></p>
Lisa Schiff<p>At the sneak preview for "Free for All: The Public Library" <a href="https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/documentaries/free-for-all/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">pbs.org/independentlens/docume</span><span class="invisible">ntaries/free-for-all/</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/libraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>libraries</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/publiclibraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>publiclibraries</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/intellectualfreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>intellectualfreedom</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/thirdspace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>thirdspace</span></a></p>
That Word Chat<p>Last month, Amanda Jones joined <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ThatWordChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ThatWordChat</span></a> 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.</p><p>🎥 YouTube Premiere at 4:30 PM ET (21:30 UTC): bit.ly/ThatWordVideo</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/IntellectualFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IntellectualFreedom</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BookBanning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BookBanning</span></a></p>
ACT OUT TEES<p>Act Out Tees is where creativity meets self-expression<br /><a href="https://actouttees.wixsite.com/act-out-tees" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">actouttees.wixsite.com/act-out</span><span class="invisible">-tees</span></a><br /><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ReadBannedBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ReadBannedBooks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FreedomToRead" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FreedomToRead</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CensorshipSucks" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CensorshipSucks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BooksNotBans" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BooksNotBans</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IntellectualFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>IntellectualFreedom</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KnowledgeIsPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>KnowledgeIsPower</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FightCensorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FightCensorship</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SupportAuthors" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SupportAuthors</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BookLoversUnite" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BookLoversUnite</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LiteraryFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LiteraryFreedom</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ProtectBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ProtectBooks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ReadMoreBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ReadMoreBooks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StandAgainstCensorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>StandAgainstCensorship</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PowerOfReading" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PowerOfReading</span></a></p>
infoDOCKET<p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/IFLA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IFLA</span></a> Publishes “Championing Intellectual Freedom – Structuring and Focusing Library Efforts” Report <a href="https://www.infodocket.com/2024/11/20/ifla-publishes-championing-intellectual-freedom-structuring-and-focusing-library-efforts-report/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">infodocket.com/2024/11/20/ifla</span><span class="invisible">-publishes-championing-intellectual-freedom-structuring-and-focusing-library-efforts-report/</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/IntellectualFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IntellectualFreedom</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/libraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>libraries</span></a></p>
François Renaville 🇺🇦🇪🇺<p>📢 Call for Chapters ➡️ New Frontiers on <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Freedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Freedom</span></a> of Expression: Global Perspectives on <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Censorship</span></a></p><p>"This book will provide a comprehensive examination of censorship within the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/library" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>library</span></a> environment, serving as a foundational guide to understanding the nature of censorship, exploring impactful case studies, and equipping readers with advocacy tools to promote <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/intellectualfreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>intellectualfreedom</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/freedomofexpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>freedomofexpression</span></a>."</p><p><a href="https://www.ifla.org/news/call-for-chapters-new-frontiers-on-freedom-of-expression-global-perspectives-on-censorship/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ifla.org/news/call-for-chapter</span><span class="invisible">s-new-frontiers-on-freedom-of-expression-global-perspectives-on-censorship/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IFLA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>IFLA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/libraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>libraries</span></a></p>
hashitan<p>Hi there. <br />I'm a fan of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IndieMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>IndieMusic</span></a>, especially <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LiveMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LiveMusic</span></a>. My vacations are planned around concerts out of state. There is so much good music out there if you know where to look.</p><p>I'm also a fan of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IntellectualFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>IntellectualFreedom</span></a> and a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/librarian" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>librarian</span></a>. I believe <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BookBanning" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BookBanning</span></a> is historically proven evil. </p><p>Question authority when they try to block your access to information.</p><p>English/日本語<br /><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Introduction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Update" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Update</span></a></p>
ALA Editions | Neal-Schuman<p>Becky Calzada, Val Edwards and Maegan Coffin Heindel offer an update on the intellectual freedom landscape and provide some guidance to library teams faced with both surprise and anticipated challenges. <a href="https://alastore.ala.org/IFnav" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">alastore.ala.org/IFnav</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://glammr.us/tags/intellectualfreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>intellectualfreedom</span></a> <a href="https://glammr.us/tags/libraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>libraries</span></a> <a href="https://glammr.us/tags/library" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>library</span></a> <a href="https://glammr.us/tags/bookbans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bookbans</span></a></p>
ALA Editions | Neal-Schuman<p>Becky Calzada, Val Edwards and Maegan Coffin Heindel are the authors of the forthcoming book "Prepared Libraries, Empowered Teams: A Workbook for Navigating Intellectual Freedom Challenges Together." We asked them to update us on the intellectual freedom landscape and provide some guidance to library teams faced with both surprise and anticipated challenges. <a href="https://alastore.ala.org/IFnav" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">alastore.ala.org/IFnav</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://glammr.us/tags/censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>censorship</span></a> <a href="https://glammr.us/tags/bookbans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bookbans</span></a> <a href="https://glammr.us/tags/libraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>libraries</span></a> <a href="https://glammr.us/tags/intellectualfreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>intellectualfreedom</span></a> <a href="https://glammr.us/tags/library" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>library</span></a></p>
Willow at Infinitus CommunityA small community library in <a href="https://shared.graphics/discover/tags/Idaho?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Idaho</a> is struggling under the politicization of libraries. There used to be a time when both conservatives and liberals understood that libraries are not supposed to act as government censors. Imagine if a future progressive government decided that minors should not read the Bible or the Quran?<br>
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<a href="https://shared.graphics/discover/tags/freedomtoread?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#freedomtoread</a> <a href="https://shared.graphics/discover/tags/censorship?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#censorship</a> <a href="https://shared.graphics/discover/tags/library?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#library</a> <a href="https://shared.graphics/discover/tags/intellectualfreedom?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#intellectualfreedom</a> <a href="https://shared.graphics/discover/tags/actuallyautistic?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#actuallyautistic</a> <a href="https://shared.graphics/discover/tags/hyperlexia?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hyperlexia</a> <a href="https://shared.graphics/discover/tags/righttoread?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#righttoread</a> <a href="https://shared.graphics/discover/tags/censorshipsucks?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#censorshipsucks</a>
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