Library and non-library issues
I am going to take another stab at outlining my views on “library and non-library issues.” Last time I did it I was sloppy in the way that I stated … Read more Library and non-library issues
The hidden story behind CPUSA’s donation of its archives to NYU
The Communist Party of the United States is presently in the news for donating its archive to the Tamiment Library at NYU. As many are aware, this archive was part … Read more The hidden story behind CPUSA’s donation of its archives to NYU
Braverman Prize call for student papers
From PLG’s Braverman Prize committee: Hello – We’re pleased to announce the fourth annual Miriam Braverman prize, sponsored by the Progressive Librarians Guild, for the best student paper on progressive … Read more Braverman Prize call for student papers
Ed D’Angelo responds to John Pateman’s review of Barbarians at the Gates of the Public Library
I appreciate John Pateman’s efforts in writing a review of my book, “Barbarians at the Gates of the Public Library,” and I think that ultimately our underlying motives are similar. … Read more Ed D’Angelo responds to John Pateman’s review of Barbarians at the Gates of the Public Library
March is Small Press Month
March 2007 is Small Press Month. Especially note the ten things to do for Small Press Month for bookstores and libraries. The effort is cosponsored by a range of organizations … Read more March is Small Press Month
Progressive Council Candidates
Email to lists from Mark Rosenzweig: —- Dear SRRT members and other progressives in ALA, The PLG Coordinating Committee has compiled the following short list of Council candidates (there may … Read more Progressive Council Candidates
The Presidential Records Act of 2007
The Presidential Records Act of 2007 is a bill presently in Congress that would overturn Bush’s Presidential Order 13233 of 2001, which was one of many outrageous secrecy measures of … Read more The Presidential Records Act of 2007
Alternative Media Task Force
At the ALA Midwinter in Seattle, two SRRT task forces were combined into one. The Alternatives In Print Task Force was one of SRRT’s original task forces, and has consistently … Read more Alternative Media Task Force
K. McCook indexes Progressive Librarian
Kathleen de la Peña McCook has been indexing Progressive Librarian, and has worked through all issues published in the 1990s. The index will be published in Progressive Librarian in a … Read more K. McCook indexes Progressive Librarian
ISC review of Barbarians at the Gates of the Public Library
John Pateman of Information for Social Change has written a review of Barbarians at the Gates of the Public Library, by Ed D’Angelo. Pateman has a Marxist perspective as well … Read more ISC review of Barbarians at the Gates of the Public Library
ALA-APA supports the Employee Free Choice Act
Statement Emily Sheketoff, Executive Director, ALA Washington Office The American Library Association-Allied Professional Association (ALA-APA) would like to take this opportunity to announce its support of H.R. 800, the Employee … Read more ALA-APA supports the Employee Free Choice Act
Bushsecrecy.org
Just a link to a handy website, brought to you by Public Citizen, guiding you through all the ins and outs of one of the Bush Administration’s clearest and strongest … Read more Bushsecrecy.org
John Rendon – the Goebbels of our era
My friend John Gehner just told me about this watershed piece of investigative reporting by James Bamford, an article from Rolling Stone that won the 2006 National Magazine Award in … Read more John Rendon – the Goebbels of our era
Urgent message from LoC Professional Guild
Dear Friend of the Library of Congress, We are sending you this message because the Library of Congress Professional Guild, AFSCME Local 2910, needs your help. For over thirty years … Read more Urgent message from LoC Professional Guild
Progressive Librarians Guild calls for Bush’s impeachment and trial for war crimes
The Progressive Librarians Guild endorsed a petition to impeach President Bush and to have Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, Rice and Gonzales tried for war crimes by an international tribunal. The petition, … Read more Progressive Librarians Guild calls for Bush’s impeachment and trial for war crimes
Dick Cheney’s stealth operation
Here’s a little detail about the present government that everybody should know. The Office of the Vice President, along with all executive branch offices, is required to submit a list … Read more Dick Cheney’s stealth operation
March of the Librarians
This is really funny.
LJP Friends Group and Email Announcements
I announced this earlier but deleted the post when I saw that I needed to make some changes to how I was doing these things. So now, with some things … Read more LJP Friends Group and Email Announcements
In defense of denial
Frank Furedi in the free-thinking Spiked has an interesting essay in defense of denial (as in holocaust denial, AIDS denial, etc.). His position is that illiberal intolerance of such heresies … Read more In defense of denial
Rivers and dams
Recently a reader commented on a posting about Rick Anderson of last March, defending the idea that librarians should be “invisible facilitators of the flow of information in a capitalist … Read more Rivers and dams