“Where there is imbalance, giving equal weight to the privileged and the underserved does not create balance. If we are doing our jobs, we are providing the space and resources that our communities tell us what they need in order to thrive.” -- Storytime Underground's Cory Eckert on the resolute non-neutrality of libraries, in an editorial for School Library Journal. (See the image above)
Bill Gates on the school librarian who changed his life: “Mrs. Caffiere took me under her wing and helped make it okay for me to be a messy, nerdy boy who was reading lots of books.” Of course, as we all know, school librarians are education's not-so-secret weapon!
The Library Freedom Project's Alison Macrina (a Jersey girl, herself) presents 5 steps towards protecting patron privacy.
Access matters for all US residents: the women’s jail at New York’s Rikers Island has opened its first-ever permanent public library.