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Anarchist in the Library Conference by Chuck0

Chuck has posted some of his impressions of the ALA Conference

Radical librarians continue to make waves within the library profession and libraries and the library profession are becoming increasingly politicized in the direct of radical ideas and values. There is tremendous potential for the development of an anarchist library workers tendency and movement within ALA and the rest of the profession.

PATRIOT Watch: bordc sez call your rep

Posted on 06Jul04 by jessamyn

Anti-USA PATRIOT Act activities are still going strong. If you’re the call-your-representative type, today is a good day to do it and tell them to support the Sanders-Paul-Conyers-Otter-Nadler Amendment to the Commerce, Justice, State and Judiciary Appropriations Bill of 2005.

IIII = 4 = IV

Posted on 06Jul04 by jessamyn

“Illiterate clock” in library has IIII instead of IV. Librarian has minor freakout, gets schooled on roman numerals by clock manufacturer. [thanks steven]

Providence Library Defense

Posted on 06Jul04 by jessamyn

Also from the Juice, and many other places, the Providence Public Library workers who are incensed over staff layoffs and administrator pay raises now have a snappy website and URL.

hi – 29jun

Posted on 29Jun04 by jessamyn

Hi. Apparently, due to a screw up by somebody, the very clever “talk” I was to give at ALA didn’t happen. A computer was ordered for the program and didn’t arrive. Suckamo. I’ll save the talk for later and not-so-secretly add this item to the “Reasons Not to Renew Membership After Council Term Expires” list. Hope the rest of you had a lovely time.