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\n A librarian action figure based on actual Seattle librarian Nancy Pearl
\n demonstrates her ‘amazing push-button shushing action!’ <\/p>\n<\/td>\n
Librarians are on front lines against easier government BOULDER, Colo. — Librarians are not keeping quiet about the USA Patriot The antiterrorism legislation, passed a month after the Sept. 11, 2001, "Librarians can’t be quiet about this because it’s so fundamental from A librarian action figure based on actual Seattle librarian Nancy Pearl demonstrates her ‘amazing push-button shushing action!’ Librarians are on front lines against easier government access to records BOULDER, Colo. — Librarians are not keeping quiet about the USA Patriot … Continue reading
\n access to records <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n
\n Act. <\/p>\n
\n attacks, allows federal agents to obtain from public libraries the records
\n of books and other materials circulated to individual patrons if a special
\n federal court in Washington grants permission as part of a terrorism
\n or foreign spying investigation.<\/p>\n
\n to what we do," said Carla Hayden, president of the American Library
\n Association. "As
\n librarians we are in a position of trust. People know they can come to
\n us and ask for information, and we won’t judge them." <\/p>\n
\n the Boston Globe<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"