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       Love a Librarian
       By: northbayteky Date: August 19, 2021, 1:47 pm
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       I've mentioned before I work in a library. I may have stunted my
       career by staying here past the prime, but that's another story
       for another day. Today I want to tell you all about a statement
       the American Library Association released. It's on our staff
       net. I won't post the entire statement, but this part I thought
       was worthy of sharing:
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       A commitment to intellectual freedom and social justice requires
       that libraries not only protect the truth from suppression, but
       also prevent its distortion. Consequently, the American Library
       Association has joined other educational institutions and civil
       liberties organizations in opposing any legislative proposal or
       local initiative intended to ban instruction, consideration, or
       discussion about the role of racism in the history of the United
       States, or how systemic racism manifests itself in our schools,
       workplaces, and government agencies.
       ALA member leaders and staff pledge to join with library
       workers, libraries, and state and regional library associations
       to oppose any proposal to censor information resources,
       curriculum, or programs addressing racial injustice, Black
       American history, and diversity education. We commit to
       supporting libraries, library workers, schools, and universities
       facing these challenges and to develop tools that will prepare
       library workers to defend their collections, counter falsehoods,
       and engage their communities in important conversations about
       racial injustice and empowering everyone to fully participate in
       our democratic society. [/quote]
  HTML https://pen.org/joint-statement-legislative-efforts-restrict-education-racism-american-history/
       The embedded link that didn't follow me over here.
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       Re: Love a Librarian
       By: kkt Date: August 19, 2021, 5:03 pm
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       Hi NorthBay!  I worked in the University of Washington Libraries
       as a classified staff member.  Nice to see this statement from
       the ALA, although I doubt it will convert anybody.
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