[Libs-Or] Fwd: [srrtac-l] Fwd: [alacoun] Library worker arrested in library after defending patron's free speech

[Carol Dinges]

Thank you, Diedre!

Carol Dinges
Lebanon Public Library

From: Libs-Or [mailto:libs-or-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us] On Behalf Of Diedre Conkling
Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2016 11:33 AM
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Subject: [Libs-Or] Fwd: [srrtac-l] Fwd: [alacoun] Library worker arrested in library after defending patron's free speech

This is from another discussion list.  Also ALA staff are gathering information according to Julie Todaro, ALA President.  I'm sure when they have more information that will be posted.

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From: Karl Siewert <karlgsiewert at gmail.com<mailto:karlgsiewert at gmail.com>>
Date: Thu, Sep 29, 2016 at 10:12 AM
Subject: Re: [srrtac-l] Fwd: [alacoun] Library worker arrested in library after defending patron's free speech
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I posted this story on my facebook page today, and there has been much discussion about how much veracity to give the story. The event occurred in May, and is just being reported now. It appears in no other news sources, and the site in question only gives us quotes from Woolfolk.

Supporting evidence we have found:

A tweet from Rothe-Kushel: https://twitter.com/jeremywrk/status/740698070338441216

In the regional newspaper The Examiner: 'There was an incident after the speech by Ross. He took a few questions, and the first person to ask a question asserted that the United States and Israel have used terrorism for their own purposes and that, among other things, Israel was involved in the Sept. 11 attacks. Ross said flatly that's not true, but the man persisted. This reporter was in the back of the room, unable to see the confrontation, but at one point the man told someone else to “take your hands off me.” The man and others apparently moved to the hallway, where more shouting was heard. Police took two people into custody.' http://www.examiner.net/news/20160511/envoy-cites-trumans-historic-role

A post on Woolfolk's facebook page (set to public): https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10154216652654826

I attempted to search Missouri court documents with several name combinations and was unable to find anything that indicates a current case against either person. That doesn't mean they don't exist. I may not be using the tool correctly, or it may not cover open cases: https://www.courts.mo.gov/casenet/cases/nameSearch.do

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Karl G. Siewert, MLIS
Instructor and Reference Librarian - NSU-BA<https://www.nsuok.edu/directory/profile/siewert.aspx>
Tulsa, OK

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Diedre Conkling
Lincoln County Library District
P.O. Box 2027
Newport, OR 97365
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