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<p class="MsoNormal">It was lovely to run into a few Oregonians in the halls of the ALA Conference in Chicago! There were many wonderful sessions, posters, and author talks to choose from, but I wanted to share one of my favorites with you, which was highlighted
in today’s American Libraries Magazine: <a href="https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/blogs/the-scoop/methods-for-mobilizing/">
Methods for Mobilizing | American Libraries Magazine</a>. Emily Amick spoke about book bans, and offered seven tips while crafting anti-censorship messaging:
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<span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Fragmented messaging doesn’t work on social media. You must repeat your message multiple times.</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:19.5pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:#FFFFFD">
<span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none">It’s not about books; it’s about one core group of people trying to control everyone else.</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:19.5pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:#FFFFFD">
<span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Say the things that seem obvious. What people in the library space know may not seem obvious to people who are hearing loud messages elsewhere.</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:19.5pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:#FFFFFD">
<span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Repeating book banners’ terminology only reinforces their platform.</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:19.5pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:#FFFFFD">
<span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Move beyond defense into offense. Don’t be afraid to do this with humor and pointing out how ridiculous book bans are.</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:19.5pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:#FFFFFD">
<span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Don’t reply to DMs or comments. Calling out hypocrisy just incites backlash.</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:19.5pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:#FFFFFD">
<span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Invest in messengers. Persuading people already on your side doesn’t help much.</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal">I’ll also re-share the wonderful resource developed by GLAAD and EveryLibrary:
<u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2F5597"><a href="https://glaad.org/publications/book-bans-a-guide-for-community-response-and-action/"><span style="color:#2F5597">Book Bans: A Guide for Community Response & Action</span></a></span></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2F5597">
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">is a step-by-step guidance to help organize groups to counter challenges/bans and spotlights a success story.
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<p class="MsoNormal">There were several sessions focused on book banning, censorship, and protecting library staff members from doxing efforts. I’ll share another practical resource that I learned about last week:
<b>Library Freedom Institute has an online <a href="https://github.com/alisonLFP/libraryfreedominstitute/blob/master/LFI2/finalprojects/Library%20Freedom%20Guide%20to%20Harassment-%20111519.pdf">
Guide to Protecting Yourself from Online Harassment</a>.</b> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Wishing you all a wonderful holiday weekend! <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt"><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Thanks,
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt"><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Wendy
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