The New York Times reports:
As highly visible and politicized book bans have exploded across the country, librarians — accustomed to being seen as dedicated public servants in their communities — have found themselves on the front lines of an acrimonious culture war, with their careers and their personal reputations at risk.
They have been labeled pedophiles on social media, called out by local politicians and reported to law enforcement officials. Some librarians have quit after being harassed online. Others have been fired for refusing to remove books from circulation.
Conflicts around books have drastically escalated. Now, the Proud Boys, an extremist group, might show up at a school board meeting because books are on the agenda.
Read the full article.
The piece goes on to recount the personal stories of several librarians who have felt menaced enough to resign. Just as the cultists are doing with elections officials.
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And here I was, thinking about how I was going to reorganize my own library… bloody hell. I’m sure I have dozens of freaking banned books on my shelves, but I don’t give a damn. I’m gonna keep those suckers close and nobody’s taking them from me. I’m kinda glad I didn’t go the librarian route when I thought about careers. This would break my heart too badly.
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Hello TheChattyIntrovert. I love the idea of libraries in many states being online and open to children in regressive red states with all the books that those hateful Republican governors want to be banned. But red state haters have figured it out and now want those apps on school computers / tablets removed from these school given devices not just for their children but all children in the school system. I hate it, these repressive minority right wing thugs demand all the parental rights for themselves but deny it for the majority of parents that want their children to have access to these libraries and to more tolerant or accepting material. This is about a minority of people demanding the majority stop progressing tolerance and understanding to grant them the regressive society they want to live in. It is so sad these parents are demanding to take not only their children back to a regressive past while the modern world passes the US by but all the children, and the majority is letting them do it and set the rules for all our children. Hugs
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