This is a button created by some folks over at the ALA after the U.S. Patriot Act vs. Librarians affair back in '06. The language on the pin is inspired by the internal FBI e-mails obtained throught the Freedom of Information Act where one agent complains about "radical, militant librarians."
Source:
ALA (2006-01-17). "ALA Introduces "Radical, Militant Librarian" Button". Retrieved on 2008-01-24
Here is a link to the ALA concerning the issue:
http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=pressreleases&template=/contentmanagement/contentdisplay.cfm&ContentID=113573
3 comments:
I really like this pin. When I first saw it all I could think about was a librarian in guerilla gear. Do you think people actually wore it? It would be great if they made T-shirts. Really puts a new spin on the image of librarians!
GREAT BUTTON. I would definitely wear it!
I agree that that button is really shows what we are doing in class with this ethics assignment.
Arielle
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