Librarians aren’t a bunch of book-stamping shushing machines. When the Patriot Act came into law, librarians worked very hard to protect free speech and patron privacy. If they were going to come in with court orders for our records? We just wouldn’t keep records. Even if they would help us for statistical purposes, for the purpose of considered book selection, or just for tracking down who read the waterlogged book last. If the record was going to help someone persecute a patron just for what they read, and not what they’d actually done, we were not going to help. We’re pivoting again, trying to protect free speech and patron rights, but this is largely uncharted territory for modern librarians. I suppose a valid question to ask, at this late date, is what did librarians do in Nazi Germany? Not the ones who capitulated. The other ones. We should probably be doing that. But here’s a valid question: how much are you willing to risk? #Libraries #Librarians #FreeSpeech #FirstAmendment
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I'm not sure how they decided on the "for suppository use only" recommendation, but who am I to argue with librarians? 
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Librarians are dangerous: A public service announcement by Brad Montague
Dear Enthusiasts,
I write to you today as a concerned citizen. Many aren’t brave enough to say it, but the time has come. So, I will say it:
Librarians are dangerous.
(Dramatic music should be playing in your head right now.)
You thought they were just keepers of the quiet. Guardians of the “shhh.” The ones who handed you a dusty book and pointed to a beanbag chair.
Wrong.
"#Librarians are dangerous. A public service announcement" https://bradmontague.substack.com/p/librarians-are-dangerous
[via https://slrpnk.net/post/21045433]
Distant Librarian: Librarians and teachers amongst the heaviest users of AI – The 2025 AI Index Report. “OK, that’s a clickbait title, but only a little. They’re actually amongst the heaviest users of Claude, according to Anthropic (PDF), via the 2025 AI Index Report from Stanford’s Institute for Human-Centered AI.”
I would disappoint Brad so badly. I have never debated my patrons because it's not worth the investment to tangle with crazy. I make everyone feel welcome but at the cost of not getting in people's faces about their wacky ideas.
https://bradmontague.substack.com/p/librarians-are-dangerous
#Librarians are dangerous - The Enthusiast by Brad Montague
Not in a “leap-out-of-the-shadows” kind of way. More in a “mercenaries of media literacy-knowers of where things are - masters of organized rebellion” way.
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Let me be clear: these modern librarians are not the nostalgic memory you may have of a woman with a bun & a stamp. Today’s dangerous librarians are much more. They are part educator, part tech wizard, part data analyst, & part myth-slayer.
#library #ala
https://bradmontague.substack.com/p/librarians-are-dangerous
Librarians in the UK increasingly under pressure to remove books in attempts at US-style pressure censorship.
I was not able to change my name on my #library card because it's #goodfriday and they're closed. But they will be open Stinky Saturday, the day in which #jesus farted. That is a cool thing about #texas libraries I LOVE. They will not close on religious holidays unless they HAVE to. And many are open 7 days a week. The #librarians in this damned state are fucking #anarchists I love it.
God fredag! Today I am going to take my name change order and go get my name changed on the most important document! My #library card! The librarians will be so excited since they helped print and scan and organize and all that.. being my nice little secretaries and cheerleaders. #books #librarians
Looking for info re new book, and author said he's allowed to talk-- so it's public.
When I used to search for stuff like this, I used Publishers Weekly but I'm not seeing anything.
Anyone got a better source? thx in advance
#librarians #publishing
#Librarians in #UK increasingly asked to remove books, as influence of US pressure groups spreads | #Libraries | The Guardian
Anecdotal evidence suggests a rise in requests to take #books off shelves, particularly #LGBTQ+ titles
#censorship #bannedbooks
You probably don’t know the name Paul Fasana. But the librarian was instrumental in preserving hundreds of thousands of artifacts of queer history.
https://getpocket.com/explore/item/the-unknown-librarian-who-saved-queer-history #LGBTQ #LGBTQHistory #History #Librarians #QueerHistory
United Kingdom: #Librarians in UK Increasingly Asked to Remove #Books, As Influence of US Pressure Groups Spreads & More Headlines https://www.infodocket.com/2025/04/14/united-kingdom-librarians-in-uk-increasingly-asked-to-remove-books-as-influence-of-us-pressure-groups-spreads-federal-grant-to-digitize-university-of-minnesota-flap-book-collection-terminated-amp/ #libraries
#Librarians in #UK increasingly asked to remove #books, as influence of #US #PressureGroups spreads | #Libraries | The Guardian
Not content with destroying their own libraries and educational system, the Americans are doing it over here too.
Many #Librarians are already using @theIPregistry to report IP updates. Don’t forget you can submit all future updates via theIPregistry.org!
