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How book-banning campaigns have changed the lives and education of librarians – they now need to learn how to plan for safety and legally protect themselves

  • Written by Nicole A. Cooke, Baker Endowed Chair and Professor of Library and Information Science, University of South Carolina
How book-banning campaigns have changed the lives and education of librarians – they now need to learn how to plan for safety and legally protect themselvesLibrarian Sharice Towles checks in books at the main branch of the Reading Public Library circulation desk in Reading, Penn. Ben Hasty/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images

Despite misconceptions and stereotypes – ranging from what librarians Gretchen Keer and Andrew Carlos have described as the “middle-aged, bun-wearing,...

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