Librarians: Taking courageous stands

"In an era of increasing controls on the gathering and dissemination of information, many Americans are unaware of the courageous stands librarians take every day" writes Joseph Huff-Hannon in an article entitled "Librarians at the Gates."

Huff-Hannon outlines instances of librarians rallying against a U.S. House bill that would make it a felony for a librarian to issue a library card to an undocumented immigrant, librarians challenging the national security letters that are part of the USA Patriot Act, and a school head who risked (and ultimately lost) a $3 million pledge by refusing to remove the book Brokeback Mountain from the school library.

To find out more, visit The Nation.com.