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- "Controversial Books in K–12 Classrooms and Libraries: Challenged, Censored, and Banned," by Randy Bobbitt, Rowman & Littlefield, 4 Oct 2019, p.49.
- "Introduction to Psychology," by Jorden A. Cummings and Lee Sanders, Saskatoon, SK: University of Saskatchewan Open Press, 2019, Figure 8.24.
- “Banned Books Week Is Propaganda.” Banned Books: At Issue Education. Ed. Marcia Amidon Lusted. New York, NY: Greenhaven Publishing, 2018. 34-39. Print.
- "Public Library Collections in the Balance: Censorship, Inclusivity, and Truth," by Jennifer Downey, Libraries Unlimited, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, 2017 (July 31); forward by James LaRue.
- "Young Adult Literature, Libraries, and Conservative Activism," by Loretta M. Gaffney, Rowman & Littlefield, 2017 (20 January) (alternate link).

- "Shut Up! The Bizarre War that One Public Library Waged Against the First Amendment," by Megan Fox and Kevin DuJan, Amazon (2016):
I reached out to none other than Dan Kleinman of Safe Libraries, the nation's leading expert on dangers to children in public libraries....
I was sitting at my computer working on this very book when an email came zinging in from my friend Dan Kleinman who runs the single best clearinghouse of information online exposing the lies that the ALA tells to librarians, parents, and the media alike.
- "Freedom of Speech; Mightier Than the Sword," by David K. Shipler, New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf (2015):
The controversies often leave the objecting parents feeling like victims. .... They tap into online communities hosted by Phyllis Schlafly's Eagle Forum, Glenn Beck's 9/12 Project, and a one-man website with the impressive name SafeLibraries.
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"There are plenty of people out there who are opposed to homosexuality and are opposed to reading about how the world is older than 6,000 years, or there's witchcraft," he said. "That is completely apart from the First Amendment. If you're going to bring a challenge, you've got to bring a challenge based on the law. As far as I know there is no law that says if it's about homosexuality, you've got to get it out of the library. The fact is, people with weird beliefs are never going to win, because there's not anything to back them up."
- "Bibliotheque de l'Homme-d'État et du Citoyen Tome 2," de Jean-Louis Castilhon, Claude-Louis-Michel de Sacy, François-René-Jean de Pommereul, Jean-Baptiste-René Robinet, Hachette Livre BNF, 10/2014.
- "Intellectual Freedom Manual, Ninth Edition," Office for Intellectual Freedom, American Library Association, 2015. While I was named in the Eighth Edition, the Ninth Edition didn't want to mention he who should not be named, so instead it refers to "Oppositional Groups": "Organizations ... detracting from ALA's intellectual freedom agenda are a ... challenge." Then ALA goes on to prepare librarians to silence critics and get ready to call "local law enforcement" if any "oppositional group" tries to "disrupt the proceedings or to seek publicity." ALA means me since it thinks my efforts to electronically attend meetings to advise about the child porn coverup were just for publicity, and I'm the only one who sought to attend in that fashion. It is noteworthy that with regard to the child pornography ALA was pushing in the Orland Park Public Library (by claiming only judges can determine what is child porn, not librarians), videotape captured the library, the library's lawyer, and the police colluding to manufacture an incident by which the police would arrest the child porn whistleblowers. The videographer was fired for accidentally filming this collusion. Because of ALA OIF's close ties to the Orland Park library, this is the type of activity ALA has in mind when it gives its advice to silence "oppositional groups" with "local law enforcement"; as this video states, this is "Plotting to have free citizens voicing opinions thrown IN JAIL": "2014-05-19 = THROW THEM IN THE TANK! OPPL Plotting with Police Against Citizens," by Megan Fox, YouTube, 30 May 2014.
- "The Library Juice Press Handbook of Intellectual Freedom: Concepts, Cases, and Theories," by Mark Alfino and Laura Koltutsky, Eds, Library Juice Press, April 2014; Chapter 19. Libraries and Intellectual Freedom, Loretta Gaffney.
- "Teen Rights and Freedoms: The Internet," by Cynthia A. Bily, New York, NY: Greenhaven Publishing, 15 June 2012. Print.
- "The Laughing Librarian: A History of American Library Humor," by Jeanette C. Smith, McFarland Publishing (2 May 2012), p.189:
The opposing conservative librarian voice appears in equally fluid and changing websites and blogs, currently including "SafeLibraries," "Conservative Librarian," and "Annoyed Librarian." ....
Note: For calling me, the Annoyed Librarian (writing for the Library Journal and one of the top two library bloggers, the other being Will Manley), and David Durant, the "Conservative Librarian" who is now serving in the armed forces (Coast Guard? Army?) "spectral dinosaurs of ignorance and intolerance" being "vanquished" by "change agents," the American Library Association awarded the author with a $1,000 award for "exemplary and special achievements in the field of Library and Information Science," that apparently including mocking a war veteran and the few voices who publicly oppose the ALA's porn pushing and community misleading policies. See, "Jeanette Smith Receives the 2013 Ken Haycock Award for Promoting Librarianship," by Cheryl M. Malden, American Library Association, 22 April 2013.
But the change agents persevere. The ending of part two of Gondwanaland says it all. The spectral dinosaurs of ignorance and intolerance may have received a setback, but they are not vanquished. And until they are, the loyal resistance must continue, with rage, hope, and its unique and intensely personal brand of library humor. - "True Stories of Censorship Battles in America's Libraries," by Valerie Nye and Kathy Barco, American Library Association Editions (16 January 2012), p.116.
- "Living On Our Heads: Righting an Upside-Down Culture," by Rod Parsley, Charisma House (August 3, 2010), p.208.
- "Intellectual Freedom Manual, Eighth Edition," Office for Intellectual Freedom, American Library Association, 2010, p.383. [ALA's online version naming SafeLibraries]
Prominent groups include Family Friendly Libraries (www.fflibraries.org), Safe Libraries (www.safelibraries.org), and Parents against Bad Books in Schools (PABBIS; www.pabbis.org).
- "Case Studies in Library and Information Science Ethics," by Elizabeth A. Buchanan and Kathrine Andrews Henderson, McFarland, 2009, p.98.
- "Library Board Strategic Guide: Going to the Next Level," by Ellen G. Miller and Patricia H. Fisher, Scarecrow Press, Inc., 26 March 2007 (appearing as Plan2succeed.org).


- Tsuda, Munetaka. Server Capable of Performing Authentication with Simplified and Secure Scheme That Users Who Operate Terminals Communicating Data with Each Other Satisfy Prescribed Relation, Method of Controlling Server, Non-Transitory Storage Medium Encoded with Computer Readable Control Program, and Information Processing System. US Patent 10,382,891 B2. Original Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd., 8 August 2019.
- Smith, Darren C. Enhanced Method and Apparatus for Selecting and Rendering Performance Data. US Patent 10,293,258 B2. Original Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd., 21 May 2019.
- Cho, Wing. Systems, Methods and Techniques for Safely and Effectively Coordinating Video Game Play and Other Activities Among Multiple Remote Networked Friends and Rivals. US Patent 9,931,571 B2. Original Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd., 3 April 2018.
- Sasaki, Tetsuya et al. Communication Game System, Game Apparatus, Server, Storage Medium Storing a Program, and Game Control Method. US Patent 9,895,614 B2. Original Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd., 20 February 2018.
- Sasaki, Tetsuya et al. Communication Game System, Game Apparatus, Server, Storage Medium Storing a Program, and Game Control Method. US Patent 9,884,256 B2. Original Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd., 6 February 2018.
- Sasaki, Tetsuya et al. Communication Game System, Game Apparatus, Server, Storage Medium Storing a Program, and Game Control Method. US Patent 9,839,850 B2. Original Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd., 12 December 2017.
- Sasaki, Tetsuya et al. Communication Game System, Game Apparatus, Server, Storage Medium Storing a Program, and Game Control Method. US Patent 9,731,205 B2. Original Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd., 15 August 2017.
- Smith, Darren C. Enhanced Method and Apparatus for Selecting and Rendering Performance Data. US Patent 9,592,445 B2. Original Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd., 14 March 2017.
- Smith, Darren C. Enhanced Method and Apparatus for Selecting and Rendering Performance Data. US Patent 9,067,133 B2. Original Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd., 15 June 2015.
- Sasaki, Tetsuya et al. Communication Game System, Game Apparatus, Server, Storage Medium Storing a Program, and Game Control Method. US Patent 9,050,536 B2. Original Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd., 9 June 2015.
- Sasaki, Tetsuya et al. Communication Game System, Game Apparatus, Server, Storage Medium Storing a Program, and Game Control Method. US Patent 9,050,533 B2. Original Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd., 9 June 2015.
- Orland Park Public Library FOIA Log 2013-2014, Orland Park Public Library, Orland Park, IL, 2014.
- Kevin DuJan, speaking at Orland Park Public Library meeting 18 August 2014 calls on the board to allow me to speak but I was denied a fourth time. Denied the right to speak about a policy being voted on that evening specifically designed to deny me personally the right to speak, and one the Illinois Attorney General twice ruled was illegal. Funny if it weren't so ironic and sad:
- "2014 8 18 Kevin DuJan Addresses OPPL BoT (And They Block Dan Kleinman From Speaking Again)," by Megan Fox, YouTube, 24 August 2014.
- Sasaki, Tetsuya et al. Communication Game System, Game Apparatus, Server, Storage Medium Storing a Program, and Game Control Method. US Patent 8,795,083 B2. Original Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd., 5 August 2014.
- John Kraft of Edgar County Watchdogs reads my speech after Orland Park Public Library blocked me at its board of trustees meeting 16 June 2014:
Since Dan Kleinman was denied the right to his free speech by the OPPL BoT, John Kraft from Edgar County... http://t.co/rxiD2EngL2
— Megan Fox (@intolerantfox) June 18, 2014
- Maryam Judar of Citizen's Advocacy Center speaks up for my rights but doesn't mention my name at the Orland Park Public Library board of trustees meeting 16 June 2014:
Maryam Judar, attorney from Citizen's Advocacy Center showed up to give the OPPL a dose of reality. They're... http://t.co/d76gomzRmu
— Megan Fox (@intolerantfox) June 18, 2014
- Georgia Smithee of Citizen's Advocacy Center speaks up for my rights but doesn't mention my name at the Orland Park Public Library board of trustees meeting 16 June 2014:
Georgia Smithee from Citizen's Advocacy Center destroys OPPL's illegal and ridiculous public comment policy in... http://t.co/bUv8tVLZiR
— Megan Fox (@intolerantfox) June 18, 2014
- Kevin DuJan of HillBuzz speaks up for me at the Orland Park Public Library board of trustees meeting 16 June 2014:
Kevin DuJan addresses the board and shames them for denying Dan Kleinman his right to speak. http://t.co/IVOSuIbqAx
— Megan Fox (@intolerantfox) June 18, 2014
- "FOIA Request for Review — 2014 PAC 29637, Letter to Orland Park Public Library," by Josh Jones, Assistant Attorney General, Public Access Bureau, Office of the Attorney General, State of Illinois, 12 June 2014.
- "Resources," by NYCCAPS, New York City Coordinated Assessment & Placement System, circa 2014, uses one of my pictures of the Boston Public Library to help find housing for the homeless, so I couldn't be happier.
- "OMA Request for Review – 2014 PAC 29489," by Steve Silverman, Illinois Attorney General, Public Access Counselor, 6 June 2014.
- "OMA Request for Review – 2014 PAC 29540," by Steve Silverman, Illinois Attorney General, Public Access Counselor, 6 June 2014.
- Request for Review; Violation of the OMA at the 5/19/14 OPPL-BoT Meeting; Expedicte Determination for Ongoing Problem, by Megan Fox, Illinois Attorney General, Public Access Counselor, 27 May 2014.
- Request for Review, Violations of the Open Meetings Act; The Orland Park Public Library Board of Trustees (Again!); May 19th, 2014 Meeting of the Destructive OPPL-BoT; Repeated and Ongoing Violations of OMA, by Kevin DuJan, Illinois Attorney General, Public Access Counselor, 21 May 2014.
- "Orland Park Library Calls Police! -- May 19 2014 Part 1," by Megan Fox, Orland Park Public Library Board of Trustees Meeting, 20 May 2014. The library threatens to call police after Kevin DuJan says I should be allowed to speak under the law.
- "Regular Monthly Meeting (Minutes)," by Board Secretary, Board of Education, West Essex Regional School District, 28 April 2014 (emphasis in original):
Dan Kleinman, a Chatham Safe Libraries committee member, commented relative to bullying, censorship, and the controversial 10th grade Honors English assigned-reading book.
Dan Kleinman, a Chatham Safe Libraries committee member, requested that the 3- minute rule for speakers be waived. Mr. Antonucci responded.
- Smith; Darren C. Enhanced Method and Apparatus for Selecting and Rendering Performance Data. US Patent 8,696,464. Original Assignee: Nintendo of America Inc. 15 April 2014.
- Comments by Dan Kleinman of SafeLibraries Related to the E-rate 2.0 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, by Dan Kleinman of SafeLibraries, United States Federal Communications Commission, 16 September 2013, 69pp.
- Comments in Answer to FCC NPR WC Docket No. 13-184; Modernizing the E-rate Program for Schools and Libraries; Specifically Regarding CIPA in Section VI. Other Outstanding Issues ¶270-275, by Joe Morin, United States Federal Communications Commission, 16 September 2013, 3pp.
- Smith; Darren C. Enhanced Method and Apparatus for Selecting and Rendering Performance Data. US Patent 8,500,558. Original Assignee: Nintendo of America Inc. 6 August 2013.
- Sasaki, Tetsuya et al. Communication Game System, Game Apparatus, Server, Storage Medium Storing a Program, and Game Control Method. US Patent 8,353,773. Original Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd. 15 January 2013.
Lawsuits:
- Texas Attorney General Letter Rulings; Administrative Determination Document, 2019 Tex. AG Ltr. Rul. LEXIS 5687 No. OR2019-06437 (March 7, 2019)
- Pierson v. Nat'l Inst. for Labor Rels. Research, US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, No. 15 C 11049, 17 October 2016:
The only connection between Defendants' allegedly tortious post and the forum state is that Plaintiff happens to live in Illinois. Simply put, these facts are insufficient to establish specific personal jurisdiction. See, e.g., Bittman v. Fox, No. 14 C 08191, ... (N.D. Ill. Sept. 23, 2015) ("In the end, Bittman's case for personal jurisdiction over Kleinman boils down to the undisputed allegations that he republished and commented upon information concerning an Illinois resident employed by an Illinois library on a subject-specific 'watchdog' website that is accessible by anyone, anywhere....The writing and posting of the accompanying article, without more, do not suggest that Kleinman was purposefully directing or expressly aiming any conduct at Illinois[.]"); ....
- Sevier v. Jewell, US District Court for the Southern District of New York, 1:16cv3701, filed 18 May 2016.
- Sevier v. Governor Herbert, US District Court of the Utah Central Division, 2:16cv00386, filed 9 May 2016.
- Sevier v. Google
- Bittman v. Fox, 107 F. Supp. 3d 896 (N.D. Ill. June 1, 2015).
- "Orland Park Library's Bridget Bittman Defeated Again — Judge Dismisses SLAPP Lawsuit," by John Kraft, Illinois Leaks, Edgar County Watchdogs, 16 May 2016.
- "Bittman v Fox: SafeLibraries Dismissed for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction," by Dan Kleinman, SafeLibraries, 31 March 2016.
- "In Lieu of Prerogative Writs; Complaint for Violations of Civil Rights to Open Public Meetings," Kleinman v. Westfield Memorial Library Board of Trustees, Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division, Civil Part, Union County, filed 4 January 2016.
- Chris Sevier v. Cox Communications, Comcast Corp., Time Warner Cable, AT&T, ACLU, ALA, Helen Rogers, Bridget Bittman, Cyndi McKenzie Sherwood, United States District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Circa 21 December 2014.
- Bridget Bittman v. Megan Fox, Kevin DuJan, Dan Kleinman, Adam Andrzejewski, For the Good of Illinois, 1:14-cv-08191, United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois, filed 20 October 2014. Claim is for defamation alleged to result from this: Gay Hate @ Your Library. Likely as a result of the filing of a motion to dismiss, as of about 17 December 2014, the plaintiff has withdrawn her complaint and has been granted leave to file an amended complaint due in January. I believe Plaintiff has been granted an additional two week extension. That AMENDED COMPLAINT has been filed 21 January 2015. Responses including mine can be found here: "Update on Bittman v. Fox et al – Orland Park Library," by John Kraft, Illinois Leaks, 22 February 2015. See also "Bittman v Fox: SafeLibraries Dismissed for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction," by Dan Kleinman, SafeLibraries, 31 March 2016.
- “First Amended Complaint,” Fox v. Orland Park Police Dep’t, et al., No. 2014CH12568 (Ill. Cir. Ct., Ch. Div., n.d.).
- “Plaintiffs’ Response to Defendant Orland Park Public Library’s Motion to Dismiss,” Fox v. Orland Park Police Dep’t, et al., No. 2014CH12568 (Ill. Cir. Ct., Ch. Div., Jan. 6, 2015).
- “Complaint (Fox II),” Fox v. Orland Park Pub. Library, No. 2014CH16371 (Ill. Cir. Ct., Ch. Div., Oct. 9, 2014).
- I had a minutely short speech at Orland Park Public Library as the library censored me and broke the Open Meetings Act law a third time to block me a third time:
Dan Kleinman is denied the right to speak...AGAIN! http://t.co/bH4XSA2EBG
— Megan Fox (@intolerantfox) June 18, 2014
- "How State Library Associations Endanger Children; NJ Libraries and You: Not Perfect Together," by Dan Kleinman, SafeLibraries, 13 August 2013.
- "Children's Internet Protection Act Author Ernest Istook Interviewed," by Dawn Hawkins, Morality in Media, 17 April 2012, emphasis added:
Tammy: And then we have one more. Given that answer, what do you think could be done to educate communities about the laws that the ALA are putting out versus what the actual law is?
Ernest: Sure. Well, I think that's what Morality in Media is seeking to do with the packet that Dawn has here. I looked at that. It's got a lot of great material in there. So, that's the way you have to do it. You turn to a trusted source. Dan Kleinman's group with Safelibraries.org is also excellent. So, you have to turn to these trusted sources.
Dawn: We'll try to help everyone who's looking for more information.
So, just one more time, websites to check out are Safelibraries.org. They have been around for a very long time in trying to educate people about the harms and dangers of libraries. They have a lot of good material and they don't only deal with the issue of pornography in libraries but other dangers as well.
And then, there's our website which is Safeschoolssafelibraries.com and one last question? Anymore? Okay. - "John Green at the Freedom to Read Foundation Banned Author Event," by John Green, OIFTube (American Library Association), 22 January 2012; he discusses me though not by name starting a little after 16 min., though I have made it clear "Looking For Alaska is NOT Porn."
- "Tell Me What Democracy Looks Like: OIF Walks the Walk," by Barbara Jones, Director of the American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom, Wisconsin Library Association, 1 November 2011: "and then we receive attacks from Dan Kleinman still...."
- "Tell Me What Democracy Looks Like: Keeping Those Convictions," by Barbara Deters, Former Member of West Bend Community Memorial Library Board, Wisconsin Library Association, 1 November 2011: "She had a lot of help from outside West Bend. .... Dan Kleinman was a close advisor to her...."
- "Making Public Libraries Safer; Victims Describe Their Experiences," by Dan Kleinman, SafeLibraries, 9 September 2011:
- "Public Library Law Allows Porn Exclusion and Allows Governments to Ensure Same; Media Interview Talking Points," by Dan Kleinman, SafeLibraries, 5 August 2011:
- "Porn and Sex Abuse In Our Public Libraries: Public Library Porn Harms Children, Patrons, Librarians, and Porn Industry Actors," by Dan Kleinman, SafeLibraries, 24 July 2011.Watch live streaming video from pornographyharms at livestream.com. Speech starts @ 7:15 mark.
- "Recording of Roxbury Township Committee Meeting," by Dan Kleinman, Roxbury, NJ, 28 June 2011.
- "Looking For Alaska is NOT Porn," by SampritB, YouTube, 6 February 2011.
- "Booklist Webcast - Defending the Right to Read: Celebrating Banned Books Week Featuring Special Guest Judy Blume", by ALA Publishing, American Library Association, 28 September 2010, wherein SafeLibraries and Dan Kleinman are named at about 55:50 to 56:15, by speaker Kristin Pekoll, Young-Adult Librarian, West Bend Memorial Library, West Bend, WI. Slide featuring SafeLibraries is shown below:
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- "Video from Annual Conference: IF Issues Briefing," by Angela Maycock, OIF Blog, 13 August 2010, speech by Dee Venuto names SafeLibraries as changing the library profession at about times 1:04:54 to 1:05:26.
- "West Bend Community Memorial Library (Handout)," by Michael Tyree, Kristen Pekoll, Barbara Deters, Mary Reilly-Kliss, Maria Hanrahan, ALA 2009 Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, 13 July 2009.
- "Censorship Panel (Speech)," by Michael Tyree, Kristen Pekoll, Barbara Deters, Mary Reilly-Kliss, Maria Hanrahan, ALA 2009 Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, 13 July 2009.
- "ALA Chills Free Exercise of Democracy by Publicly Attacking Mom and Pop Groups Who Dare to Oppose ALA Influence That Endangers Children" provides a transcript of a speech given by the ALA's Acting Director of the OIF, Deborah Caldwell-Stone, on 2 June 2009 in a public meeting in West Bend, WI.
- "Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week 2017," by ARL (Association of Research Libraries), Storify, 27 February 2018.
- "Responding to Opposition; Training Guide," by Patrick Sweeney or Andy Woodworth, EveryLibrary, 21 October 2015 (I'm not named but these people have repeatedly advised librarians to ignore SafeLibraries and Sexual Harassment of Librarians and the few other child porn, sexual harassment, and homophobia whistleblowers (the "lie" as they put it), such as this from February 2015, and here they are following their own advice by not naming me, and few public ALA publications do anymore):
Ignore ThemThe last technique you can use is to simply ignore them. Sometimes, if you ignore the lie it simply doesn’t gain enough momentum and traction and goes away. This is risky, but if you know enough about the detractor or who they know in the community, you can make an informed guess as to whether or not they can get enough support of their claim to become a problem. The detractor may simply go find something else to lie about somewhere else in the community. This is usually because they are trying to build a name for themselves or play a “hero” role in the community and they won’t be able to gain that role if nobody steps up to be the villain.One thing that you should never do is openly debate, criticize, or demean the person bringing up the lie. They can use your open debate to validate themselves and their claim. If you criticize or publicly demean them, they can make the claim that you are simply trying to put them down because they are close to “the truth.” You will become the villain that they are looking for and they will make the case that they are the hero.
- "Book Challenge; Information Regarding the Book Banning at RVRHS," by Dee Venuto, RVRHS, 30 September 2014
- The following occurred at the Orland Park Public Library Board of Trustees meeting, 16 June 2014. The speaker does not name me by name, but she's talking about the library having just blocked me:
Georgia Smithee from Citizen's Advocacy Center destroys OPPL's illegal and ridiculous public comment policy in... http://t.co/bUv8tVLZiR
— Megan Fox (@intolerantfox) June 18, 2014
- The following occurred at the Orland Park Public Library Board of Trustees meeting, 16 June 2014:
Kevin DuJan addresses the board and shames them for denying Dan Kleinman his right to speak. http://t.co/IVOSuIbqAx
— Megan Fox (@intolerantfox) June 18, 2014
- "Transforming Library Space of Community Engagement; A Webinar Rethinking How Library Spaces Can Be Configured to Enhance and Expand Community Engagement in the Digital Age," by Beth Farley, Betha Gutsche, Eileen Shaw, OCLC WebJunction, 22 May 2014.
Gearing up for today's #wjwebinar Transforming Library Space for Community Engagement http://t.co/WVjnNfEXBs
— WebJunction (@WebJunction) May 22, 2014 - "AWP Day Two & Three," by Sarah Woodard, Sarah's {Random} Musings, 2 March 2014, re: Association of Writers and Writing Programs and "Warning Extreme Content: Sex, Drugs, and Abuse as Themes in Young Adult Literature with Ann Angel, Kekla Magoon and Carrie Jones"; "Carrie Jones talked about sex and how it was introduced to teens with Judy Blume, Norma Fox Mazer, Fanfiction, and romance novel. She also talked about V.C. Andrews' Flowers in the Attic and how it was one of the novels that teen [sic] encountered. There were 1577 complaints of sexually explicit material. She mentioned Safelibraries and how by censoring material, we limit the people that have access to it. When if we respect teens, censorship shouldn't happen."
- "OUTRAGE! Board Member Sticks Fingers In Ears to Ignore the Public!," by Megan Fox, YouTube, 16 December 2013, re the Orland Park Public Library Board Meeting; I am the very first topic addressed in the public comments section of the meeting that begins at 2:08 or thereabouts.
- "ALA Reply to ‘ALA Supports Orland Park Public Library Stance on Viewing Porn," by Sean O'Connor, Chicago Libraries Examiner, 7 November 2013. Contains a letter from ALA's Deborah Caldwell-Stone discussing what I said in the Chicago Tribune but not mentioning me by name.
- "RE: Possible Workshops to Address Orland Park Situation," by Barbara Jones, Director of the American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom, American Library Association, 7 November 2013:
First off is whether you have any way to limit attendance to RAILS members. IF Dan Kleinman or some of our detractors attend, we will need to change our content. We've dealt with this before, so if it is an open webinar, we just need to know that.
Thanks for letting me know that ALA can have the content to use later on if we need to. We want to repeat this for trustees. And/or, this session can include trustees as well. - "Revisiting CIPA 10 Years Later Part 1," by American Library Association Washington Office, American Library Association, 30 July 2013.
- "AGENDA; Regular Meeting of the Pierce County Library System Board of Trustees," by Linda Ishem; Board of Trustees, Pierce County Library System, 10 April 2013.
- "Public Information Office Media/Social Media Report, EBD #12.17, 2012-2013, Midwinter 2013 Media Report," by ALA Executive Board, American Library Association, 16 January 2013 (emphasis in original):
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
Media relations activity for the past quarter (Oct. 1, 2012 – Jan. 6, 2013) has focused in several areas including Banned Books Week, Teen Read Week, International Games Day and ebook lending in libraries. This quarter the ALA achieved more than 16,442 mentions/articles, which resulted in a circulation rate of more than 2.8 Billion. This reporting cycle there were a total of 23 negative articles/mentions from conservative groups like Focus on the Family and Dan Kleinman. All attacks were fueled by Banned Books Week and ALA's position on censorship. - "John Green at the Freedom to Read Foundation Banned Author Event," by John Green, OIFTube (Freedom to Read Foundation's Banned Author Event during the American Library Association Midwinter Meeting in Dallas, TX), 22 January 2012; he discusses me though not by name starting a little after 16 min., though I have made it clear "Looking For Alaska is NOT Porn."
- "Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes: September 18, 2012," by Board of Trustees, Spokane County Library District, 16 October 2012.
- "Public Information Office Second Quarter 2012 Media/Social Media Report, EBD #12.45, 2011-2012," by ALA Executive Board, American Library Association, 30 May 2012:
Negative coverage during the quarter was minimal with 29 articles. The majority of the coverage was fueled by Safelibraries.org which featured posts on ALA’s policies on censorship and Internet filtering.
- "Library Board Meeting Minutes," by Bennett Martin Public Library, Lincoln City Libraries, 20 March 2012.
- "Internet Safety Informational Packet," by Board of Trustees, Puyallup Public Library, 19 March 2012.
- "Tell Me What Democracy Looks Like: OIF Walks the Walk," by Barbara Jones, Director of the American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom, Wisconsin Library Association, 1 November 2011: "and then we receive attacks from Dan Kleinman still...."
- "NJLA Children's Services Section; Meeting Minutes," by Lisa Taylor, New Jersey Library Association, 9 September 2011:
Pat Vasilisk reported the following highlights from the NJLA Executive Board meeting ... Dan Kleinman of Safe Libraries has been pushing for legislation regarding pornography on the Internet that would affect public libraries. Pat Tumulty has asked the NJLA Public Policy committee to comment on the proposed legislations and perhaps suggest some language that would be acceptable and reasonable for public libraries.
- "NJLA Executive Board Meeting Minutes," by NJLA Executive Board, New Jersey Library Association, 26 July 2011, and note the collusion to teach library trustees the opposite of US v. ALA that says a library is not an open public forum:
Pat T. reported that she was interviewed by News 12 NJ on an issue involving a complaint by a patron that her child saw “pornography” at a local library. Pat was subsequently asked to do a follow-up segment with Dan Kleinman from an organization called Safelibraries. Pat felt that it was unnecessary to add anything to her original statement. Pat expressed concern regarding this push for “follow-up”. Mary R. commented that it is a complicated issue because a public library is a democratic institution, committed to freedom of speech and freedom of information, while at the same time it serves different constituencies. A public library is a public space with both youth and adult areas. The public at large does not always understand that a public library is an open institution and not necessarily safe.
Allen expressed concern regarding the trustee point of view. It is important to educate board members before there is any issue. Mary R. pointed out that it is also important to build relationships with officials who support freedom of speech and open access. Eileen P. suggested giving a “heads-up” to the Intellectual Freedom committee. Susan O. suggested that the Intellectual Freedom committee be asked to put together a template for educating board members. Eileen P. thought that Pat was correct in how she handled the situation. The board agreed. - "Public Information Office Second Quarter 2011 Media/Social Media Report, EBD #12.35, 2010-2011," by ALA Executive Board, American Library Association, 20 May 2011:
Negative coverage during the quarter was minimal with 130 articles. The majority of the coverage was fueled by Safelibraries.org which featured rants regarding ALA's policies on censorship and Internet filtering.
- "Public Information Office First Quarter 2011 Media/Social Media Report, EBD #12.26, 2010-2011, [Midwinter 2011 Media Report]," by ALA Executive Board, American Library Association, 10 March 2011 (emphasis in original):
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Other negative coverage was produced by Dan Kleinman of Safelibraries and other conservative groups. Posts attacked ALA's position on the worker's rights which was fueled by a statement released by ALA President Roberta Stevens regarding Wisconsin protests. - "Raising the Chorus: CLA Presentation Nov2010," by Amy Sonnie, California Library Association, 14 November 2010:
- "Booklist Webcast - Defending the Right to Read: Celebrating Banned Books Week Featuring Special Guest Judy Blume", by ALA Publishing, American Library Association, 28 September 2010, wherein SafeLibraries and Dan Kleinman are named at about 55:50 to 56:15, by speaker Kristin Pekoll, Young-Adult Librarian, West Bend Memorial Library, West Bend, WI.
- "Video from Annual Conference: IF Issues Briefing," by Angela Maycock, OIF Blog, 13 August 2010, speech by Dee Venuto names SafeLibraries as changing the library profession at about times 1:04:54 to 1:05:26.
- "TOP 10 THINGS I LEARNED AT FLA," by Stacy Alesi (The Book Bitch), BookBitchBlog, 12 April 2010. (She also writes for ALA's Booklist).
- "YALSA Board of Directors Meeting Conference Call, Item #6, Summer 2009," by YALSA Board of Directors, American Library Association, 25 August 2009.
- "Youth First Amendment Court Case and Link," by Deborah Caldwell-Stone, Esq, Acting Director of the Office for Intellectual Freedom (letter from ALA to West Bend Community Memorial Library), American Library Association, 1 June 2009:
Also, here is a link to another blog you may find useful (I did, of course!)
http://sexdrugsandintellectualfreedom.wordpress.com/2009/04/03/dan-i-dont-play-gotcha-kleinman/
- "ALA American Library Association 2007-2008 Annual Report," by American Library Association, American Library Association, 2008, p.25. "A Great Big Thank You ...; ... Library Advocates; ... Individuals; ... Dan Kleinman...."
http://t.co/hJh8FFuXBs has a great article up about the Orland Park Public Library Board being afraid to conduct a... http://t.co/cpa1oKvhl0
— Megan Fox (@intolerantfox) September 18, 2014
- "Defending Perverts Rights to View Porn in Libraries," by Dr. Gina Loudon, MBLN Money Biz Life Network's "Smart Life with Dr. Gina," 19 June 2014:
- "Protecting Kids from Porn," by Michael Buczyner, CBS 12 News, 31 October 2013. See also, "Political Deception Enables Illegality in Libraries; Palm Beach County Attorney Denise Nieman of Bush v Gore 2004 Fame," by Dan Kleinman, SafeLibraries 1 November 2013.
- "Untitled (New Hampshire Curriculum Law)," by Gerri Willis, The Willis Report; Fox Business, 5 January 2012. Guest Brooke Goldstein mentioned how SafeLibraries.org exposes the ALA's efforts to push inappropriate material in schools.
- "Porn in Public Libraries," by Walter Kane, Kane In Your Corner, News 12 New Jersey, 5-6 November 2011. Note: I am requesting permission to republish the broadcast as it shows an example of major library leaders intentionally misleading the public about Internet filters on public library computers then blaming whistleblowers for why they need not explain themselves.
- "Morris Co. Man Wants to Make Library Computers Safe for Kids," by Matt Murphy, News 12 New Jersey, 6 August 2011.
I write about this here: "Turning the Tide on Library Porn; Predicted Excuses for Not Filtering All Library Computers," by Dan Kleinman, SafeLibraries, 7 August 2011.
- "The Most Impressive Libraries in Every State; From Utah's Ultra-Modern Salt Lake City Public Library to Maryland's 19th-Century George Peabody Library, All Of These Libraries Boast Unique Architectural Achievements and Grand Collections, by Aubrey Almanza, Reader's Digest, 15 November 2016.
- "R-Rated Libraries; BOOKS; The U.S. Library Establishment is Ideologically Committed to Providing Inappropriate Material to Children, But Citizens Are Not Powerless to Stop It," by Janie B. Cheaney, WORLD Magazine, 6 April 2013:
At this point, concerned parents are likely to throw up their hands in dismay. What can they do?
Dan Kleinman [of SafeLibraries.org] says, “Get informed, get ready for long-term attacks, rely on legal precedent, get organized in educating people, then make a stand.” - "Guess Who's Running the School Library; the Left-Wing Progressive American Library Association is Actively Building a Wall Between Children and Parents," by Sharon Ambrose, The Blaze Magazine, Vol.2 No.2, March 2012, pp.10-13, quote at p.13:
Library watchdog Dan Kleinman specializes in investigating the ALA; his website SafeLibraries.org provides parents with ways to help protect their children. Kleinman offers encouragement for those challenging objectionable library books:
"Loud voices will instantly label anyone challenging such material as a 'censor.' Do not let that discourage you, do not be overwhelmed, which is the intended goal of such comments. Instead, know you have a right to seek redress from the school, know the U.S. Supreme Court approved schools removing pervasively vulgar material and books have been successfully removed under this case."
Kleinman is referring to the 1982 Supreme Court decision in Board of Ed. v. Pico ....
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The Blaze magazine, cover, March 2012 |
- ""Цензура в школьных библиотеках (Censorship in School Libraries)," by Unnamed, Русская Реклама, 20 СЕНТЯБРЯ 2011.
- "Dozens of Books Face Ban," by USA Today, WNC Parent, 29 August 2011, p. 20.
- "Book Banners Finding Power in Numbers; Efforts to Ban Books in Schools have Shifted Subjects and Tactics, with the Efforts of Single Parents Now Being Replaced by Organizations," by Lewis Beale, Miller-McCune, 10 February 2011.
- "Libraries, Children and Value Voters; ALA Says Children and Playboy Magazine Perfect Together," by Dan Kleinman, New Jersey Family Magazine, 2007. See also "ALA Says Children and Playboy Magazine Perfect Together," by Dan Kleinman, Illinois Family Institute, 24 January 2007.
"Check Us Out," by The Playboy Forum, Playboy Magazine, Nov 2005.
- "ENGL 375/575 Censorship Debate Assignment (Stephens): Censorship/Intellectual Freedom Resources," by Nerissa Nelson, University of Wisconsin-Stephens Point, 3 April 2019.
- "School Library Trends: A Bibliometric and Content Analysis, Doctor of Philosophy Dissertation," by Joanne Koukoulas, The Palmer School of Library and Information Science at Long Island University, September 2018.
- "ORLAND PARK PUBLIC LIBRARY (ILLINOIS), 2013," by UWM Digital Commons, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, circa 2015.
- "Orland Park Public Library and Megan Fox: A Challenger's Point of View: A Case Study," by Rachelle Golde (student, L&I Sci 861 Seminar on Intellectual Freedom, Professor Joyce Latham), University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, 8 May 2015.
- "Round-Down: Is the 'Most Challenged Books of 2014' List Real?," by Cathe Schubert, Ploughshares at Emerson College, 21 April 2015. Don't you love when supposed professors use their positions for ALA propaganda shills instead of speaking with the person being attacked to find out a fuller picture of the story?
- "The West Bend Challenges: Open Access and Intellectual Freedom in the Twenty-First Century," by Dr. Michael Zimmer (associate professor), School of Information Studies, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, 12 August 2014 (the post does not mentioned me, but it is about the Library Trends issue written about me and contains Zimmer's comment in response to mine).
- "Triumph In Tragedy," by Shandishelton (student, Reading On the Edge: Banned Books for Young Adults) English 4361, Literature for Adolescents, University of Central Arkansas, 3 October 2014.
- "Don't Miss This Author Interview About Librarian Representations in Porn + the Sexy Librarian Stereotype with David Squires!," by David Squires (professor), University at Buffalo SUNY, 27 May 2014.
- "Heroes for Intellectual Freedom," by Katie Dudley, Robyn McCreight, Angela Ocana (students), Libr 267 Intellectual Freedom for Youth, School of Information, San José State University, 24 February 2014.
- "LIS 501: Foundations of Library and Information Studies," School of Library and Information Studies, University of Alberta, circa 2014.
- "Banned Books Project; Helpful Links," by Torrington Public Schools (Torrington, CT), n.d.
- "West Bend Community Memorial Library (Wisconsin), 2009," by UWM Digital Commons, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, circa 2013.
- "Pornography, Space, and the Internet: The Politics of the Seattle Public Library System as Documented by Readers of Vice Magazine," by Matthew Yasuoka, Pacific University, Berlund Center for Internet Studies, 21 December 2013. (Archived.)
- "Looking for Alaska," by Jenna Ellertson (student), White Bear Lake Area High School, 22 November 2013.
- "The Patrons Perceived as Difficult; Stories to Alarm the Public," by Florence Tang, Monroe F. Swilley, Jr. Library, Mercer University, 3 October 2013, last updated 14 October 2013 and renamed The Patron Perceived as Difficult:
Kleinman, D. (2013, March 13). Parading as Homeless Shelters is Killing the Urban Library System in America. SafeLibraries. Retrieved from http://safelibraries.blogspot.com/2013/03/HomelessInLibraries.html
- "A Content Analysis of Blog Posts on Angry Library Patrons," by Iris Marigold Operario, School of Information Management, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, July 2013.
- "Pressure Groups and Library Collection Development: Attempts to Influence Library Collections, and Best Practices for Library Response," by Christy L. Davis, Emporia State University, April 2013, 855 Collection Development for Dr. Donna Reed:
ABSTRACT: An examination of various United States pressure groups' messages regarding how to influence or censor library collection content. Looks at the beliefs and goals of several different groups that have web presences and who wish to challenge and change the material holdings, collection development and Internet policies of school and public libraries. Describes what libraries can do to resist attempts of control and censorship by these groups and how libraries can maintain intellectual freedom standards and First Amendment rights for their library patrons.
- "Intellectual Freedom," by Karin Perry, Asst. Professor, Library Science Dept., Sam Houston State University, 26 February 2013, "A presentation I made for our library science students."
- "ACTA, SOPA, les Bibliothèques et le Droit de l'Information," par Maud Soverini, L'École Nationale Supérieure des Sciences de l'Information et des Bibliothèques (enssib) (The National School of Information Science and Libraries), L’Université de Lyon, Janvier 2013:
A l’autre extrême, on trouve des partisans de la protection des enfants qui mettent en accusation la position de l’ALA. Dan Kleinman et son site safelibraries constituent, à notre sens, une des incarnations les plus caricaturales de cette branche. Le site recense tous les cas où des mineurs ont pu être exposés à des contenus inappropriés à leur âge dans l’enceinte d’une bibliothèque. L’ALA est sa cible principale en tant qu’organisation « Terrorist Friendly, Child Unfriendly, and Dishonest »221. Des témoignages et analyses viennent étayer les thèses les plus folles selon lesquelles l’ALA est un Croque-mitaine car elle refuse l’application de filtres sur les postes internet : « Il est temps que quelqu’un assigne de nouveau l’ALA en justice pour complicité d’agression sur mineur dans une bibliothèque.
- "'Banned' Books and the School Library," by Suzanne Sawyer (student), School of Library & Information Studies, The University of Alabama, December 2012.
- "Banned Books Week: September 30 - October 7; Groups That Advocate Censorship," by LibGuides at Regina Library, Rivier University, [circa October] 2012, which is in Nashua, NH, and appeared weeks after I published this: "Nashua Public Library Targets Children with R-Rated Films."
- "Intellectual Freedom and Library Services for Youth; LIS 590IFL," by Loretta Mary Gaffney, Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, undated.
- "Intellectual Freedom and the Politics of Reading: Libraries as Sites of Conservative Activism, 1900-2010," by Loretta Mary Gaffney, PhD Dissertation, 214pp, Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, [circa May] 2012.
- "SafeLibraries," Simmons Graduate School of Library and Information Science, circa 2012.
- "Internet Use Policies and the Public Library: The Beat Goes On," by Paul Everett Nelson, Retiring Guy's Digest, 9 March 2012.
- "Helping Children Responsibly Watch TV and Other Media," by Leonard A. Jason, PhD, DePaul University, circa 2011.
- "Libraries & Censorship," by Laura Third, Langara Library & Information Technology Program (Vancouver, BC), 1 December 2011.
- "Book Challenge; Information Regarding the Book Banning at RVRHS," by Dee Venuto, Rancocas Valley Regional High School, 1 November 2011.
- "Talk:Censorship; From Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia," by Adam Meyers, New York University, circa 2011.
- "Biblioteken och Censuren: Om Försök att Censurera HBT-Litteratur på Amerikanska Folkbibliotek," Johanna Svensson, Kandidatuppsats, Högskolan i Borås/Institutionen Biblioteks- och Informationsvetenskap (BHS), 2011-08-25.
"Libraries and the Censorship: About Attempts to Censor GLBT-Literature in American Libraries," by Johanna Svensson, Bachelor Thesis, University of Borås/Swedish School of Library and Information Science (SSLIS), 25 August 2011.
- "UNIV 197 Banned Books; For Tiffany Hebb's Fall 2008 First Year Seminar on Banned & Challenged Books; Websites," by Kathryn Courtland Millis, DePauw University Libraries, last update 9 August 2011.
- "ENG 619: Young Adult Literature," by Karen Stearns, Ph.D., SUNY College at Cortland, Spring 2011.
- "[CALIBK12] Opposing Views to ALA Position of Intellectual Freedom in School Libraries?," by Karen Nadalin, San Jose State University, 25 March 2011:
For any who are interested, here's what I've found. The Teachclean.com site I was unaware of, but the Safelibraries.org site was the one I was looking to find. It presents such a strong anti-ALA stance that I feel we should all know about it to form an articulate response to why we do or do not support ALA and why we do or do not support Safe Libraries. It's more complex than it seems. Nobody would argue against keeping kids safe from porn or molestation. However, is the ALA really responsible for such crimes? To hear Safe Libraries tell it, it is. (Head shake) As librarians and school employees, I believe we need to know about these organizations for better or for worse.
- SafeLibraries is in the #1 Ph.D. Library and Info Science school in the USA (let alone being featured in numerous other library schools). At the UNC School of Information and Library Science, Univ of NC at Chapel Hill, Ph.D. program, ranked #1 in the nation by U.S. News & World Report, INLS843 Seminar in Public Libraries; 02 April 2007 - Collecting Controversial Materials references and links to a page on SafeLibraries.org, specifically, http://www.safelibraries.org/banthebunnies.htm. [Backup link.]
- "LIBS 6010 Foundations of Library and Information Studies," by Dr. John B. Harer, East Carolina University, Fall 2010 (appearing as Plan2Succeed).
- "Competency #1; Articulate the Ethics, Values and Foundational Principles of Library and Information Professionals and their Role in the Promotion of Intellectual Freedom," by Janet Hansen, School of Library and Information Science, Fall 2010.
- "Pro-Censorship Groups; Wiki for LIS 60001 Access to Information," by Dr. Daniel Roland, School of Library & Information Science, Kent State University, circa 2010, citations omitted:
Other similar websites are Plan2Succeed.org and SafeLibraries.org, which assert that the American Library Association is exposing America's children to harmful library materials and pornography. These websites seek to inform parents of the dangers of allowing their children unsupervised access to library materials and to fight for the removal of all questionable materials from availability to any library patron.
- "LIS 502; Assignment #2: Policy Tracking Paper," by Julia Keener (Julia Cross), Unnamed Library School, 31 March 2010.
- "Rhetoric and Persuasion," by Tara Olivero, English 395, Ball State University, circa 2010.
- "UW-M School of Information Studies Statement of Support for the West Bend Library," by Michael Zimmer, PhD, Michael Zimmer, 14 April 2009.
- "Course Outline for IRLS 588, Section 793: GroupInformation Rights; Semester: Spring 2009," by Kay Mathiesen, School of Information Resources & Library Science, The University of Arizona, 9 March 2009.
- "Another Irresponsible Diatribe by 'Safelibraries.org," by Heather J. Hopkins, Catholic University of America, School of Library and Information Science, Wash, DC, Musings of a Library Student in DC, June 2008.
- "Library Porn, First Amendment, What To Do?," by Katherine Fry, Ph.D., CUNY, Brooklyn College, 25 May 2008.
- "To Filter or Not to Filter? Internet Filtering in Public Libraries," by Alex Hershey, Kelly Jensen and Janice Kowemy, The University of Texas at Austin School of Information, 8 October 2007.
- "Book Banning Efforts Bring on Title Fights," by Sue Fraser, Temple University, 1 October 2007.
- "Censorship," by Loriene Roy, 2007-2008 President of the American Library Association (ALA), INF 388K.1 Public Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin School of Information, Fall 2007.
- "CSC 379:Week 5," by Edward F. Gehringer, CSC 379: Ethics in Computing, North Carolina State University, 1 August 2007.
- "American Creed: En Biblioteksrelaterad Diskurs om Intellektuell Frihet i USA," Mary Ryman, Magisteruppsats, Uppsala Universitet, Biblioteks- och Informationsvetenskap, Vt. 2007.
"American Creed: A Library-Related Discourse on Intellectual Freedom in the U.S.," by Mary Ryman, Master Thesis, Uppsala University, Library and Information Science, Spring 2007.
- "American Public Library Topics; An Annotated Bibliography; Collection Development and Controversial Materials in Public Libraries; Nonstandard and Controversial Materials," by Alison Shields and Members of the Spring 2007 Public Libraries Seminar, School of Information and Library Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 10 May 2007, p.54 (also here):
[SafeLibraries.org] is an excellent resource for the purpose of gauging the feelings, responses, reasoning, and arguments of those (especially parents) who are sensitive to and often angered by libraries' collection choices and policies.
- "Book Censorship; References," by Whitney Masterson, University of Houston; College of Education, 2007.
- "Book Censorship; Who Censors Books," by Whitney Masterson, University of Houston; College of Education, 2007.
- "SafeLibraries.Org," by Michael Connaughton Vocino, Department of Political Science, University of Rhode Island, 4 January 2006.
- "Some Fitbit Users Say They're Getting Rid of the Devices Because They Don't Trust Google," by Jennifer Elias, CNBC, 17 November 2019. (This article has been plagiarized at least four times, including one that changes my quotation to add words that make me sound like something's off or something was lost in the translation. Be sure to get the original.)
- "Registered Child Sex Offender Reads Stories to Children at Drag Queen Story Hour," by Robin Craven, The Christian Journal, 16 March 2019.
- "Moral Judgements Begin at Home and Stop at the Library Door," by Editor Melissa Hale-Spencer, Altamont Enterprise, 11 January 2018.
- "Meryl Streep é Acusada de ser Anti-Israel ao Citar Natalie Portman em Discurso," by Extra, Infoglobo Comunicação e Participações S.A., 10 January 2017.
- "OPPL Silencing Its Critics by Banning Book From Shelves," Letter to the Editor by Nanc Junker, Orland Park Prairie, 27 August 2016.
- "Judge, Orland Park Library Foes End Years-Long Legal Spat Sparked by Library Internet Porn Policies," by Jonathan Bilyk, Cook County Record, 18 May 2016.
- "SafeLibraries Advocate Files Complaint Against Westfield Library Board," by Jackie Lieberman, TAP into Westfield, 4 January 2016.
- "Westfield Mom Calls for Filters on All Children's Computers at Library," by Jill D'Ambrosio, TAP into Westfield, 25 August 2015. See also "Westfield Mom Calls for Filters on All Children's Computers at Library."
- "Orland Park Anti-Porn Crusaders' 'Mean-Spirited' Conduct Didn't Violate Law: Judge; A Library Staffer's Lawsuit Against Megan Fox Suffered a Setback As a Federal Judge Rejected Some of her Claims," by Dennis Robaugh, Orland Park Patch, 11 June 2015.
- "Orland Park Library to Pay $55K to Settle Lawsuits Related to Internet Porn," by Lauren Zumbach, Chicago Tribune, 19 March 2015. Note: I appear as "other critics of the library's Internet policy." Notable: The Chicago Tribune censored out some of my comments as it continues its year-long whitewash of the issue of child pornography.
- "SPME BDS Monitor: A Busy Spring for Anti-Israel Activities on Campus," by Alexander Joffe, The Algemeiner Journal, 27 February 2015.
- "Porn at Libraries: Morris Official's Advice Isn't an Ethics Violation, State Says," by Louis C. Hochman, The Star-Ledger, 22 January 2014.
- "Computer Access at Library Revisited," by Dennis Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 17 December 2013. Note: I appear only as the "expert" blocked from speaking by the library about how ALA is misleading the community. Silencing people is a leading means used to push ALA agenda. This Chicago Tribune story is a documented case of such silencing so serious it was deemed to be newsworthy by main stream media:
Self-described gay activist Kevin DuJan and Megan Fox, who co-host a conservative political blog, took a tag-team approach. DuJan criticized the board's unwillingness at its November meeting to allow an "expert" to rebut -- via a Skype connection -- an American Library Association representative's comments supporting unrestricted access.
- "Orland Park Library Pleads the First; Library Has Allies in the Decision to Allow Porn On Its Computers," by Taylor W. Anderson, Chicago Tribune, 7 November 2013, z. SSW, p. 5.
- "In Debate Over Pornography, Orland Park Library Pleads the First; Has Allies in the Decision to Allow Porn on its Computers," by Taylor W. Anderson, Chicago Tribune, 4 November 2013:
Dan Kleinman writes about the debate on his website, SafeLibraries.org, which keeps track of library policies. He cites a 2003 Supreme Court ruling that he said allows libraries to ban pornography without fear of a lawsuit.
"No library has ever been sued because someone said, 'You blocked my pornography,'" Kleinman said. "It has never happened. Not once." - "Library Takes the First on Porn Issue; But Patrons of Branch in Orland Park Want to Limit Web Access," by Taylor W. Anderson, Chicago Tribune, 4 November 2013, p. 1.
- "Jihadists Recruiting Our Children," by Donna Garner, The Cross Timbers Gazette, 26 September 2013.
- "Library Internet Filters May Be Tightened, Attorney Says; Advocate Blogs About Ethics Complaint He Says He Sent Because the Montville Library Board's Attorney is Giving 'False Legal Advice' on Restricting Pornography," by Jake Remaly, Montville Patch, 16 May 2013.
- "Watchdog: Attorney Protects Porn at Morris Libraries By Giving Bad Advice," by Louis C. Hochman, The Star-Ledger, 14 May 2013.
- "PTC, Morality in Media Press Congress Over FCC Indecency Rules," by Joe Flint, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2013. Note, my appearance on the page is only as one of the "75." Basically, full frontal nudity is coming to a library near you.
- "Activist Tells Library to Stick to Ban on Violent Video Games," by Dan Kleinman of SafeLibraries, PatersonPress.com, 8 February 2013.
- "Free Porn: SFPL Tries to Shield Patrons' Screens from Public Eyes," by Albert Samaha, SF Weekly, 8 August 2012:
The accessibility of Internet porn in libraries has been a contentious issue for years. Dan Kleinman, a watchdog with SafeLibraries, thinks the screens are a cop-out that defend the act of watching porn in public. Every library, he says, should have Internet filters to block out the filth.
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To the ACLU, this fight isn't about porn. The problem is filters. Mankind can pack 1,000 songs onto a cell phone, but has not yet invented an Internet filter that blocks pornography without blocking many reproductive rights, LGBT, and teen suicide prevention websites. Kleinman argues that people who run into unintentional blocks can simply ask a librarian to lift the filter. - "Pornographic Required Reading in Knox Schools?," by Wes Hall, The Knoxville Journal, 9 March 2012, where article says, "Out of 216 pages there are 281 occurrences of such words Seal considers inappropriate for any 15-year-old," that number comes directly from me.
- "Form of School-Book Censoring Emerges; Legislator's Gaffe Shows Push to Keep Titles Off Shelves," by Amy B Wang, Tuscon Citizen, 14 January 2012.
- "Form of School-Book Censoring Emerges," by Amy B Wang, Glendale Online News, 15 January 2012.
- "Form of School-Book Censoring Emerges," by Amy B Wang, Mesa Online News, 15 January 2012.
- "Form of School-Book Censoring Emerges; Legislator's Gaffe Shows Push to Keep Titles Off Shelves," by Amy B Wang, The Arizona Republic, 15 January 2012, p. B1:
- "John Green: A Brother With a Story," by Leah Weaver, The Prowler (Northshore High School, Slidell, LA), 9 October 2011.
- "Banned Book List Excludes Those Banned by Libraries Themselves; Libraries Refuse Books on Ex-Gay Issues While Carrying Explicit 'Gay' Books," by Jack Minor, Greeley Gazette, 1 October 2011:
Kleinman went to the New Jersey Library Association in May where he asked the author, Amy Sonnie how many challenges the book had received over the past year. Sonnie replied the book had only received two challenges, including one in a Texas juvenile hall prison facility where the book was removed for its sexual content.
Sonnie went on to say she contacted the ALA, asking why her book had been placed on the list. Sonnie said they informed her it was made [sic] the list because unlike other books that were simply challenged, her book was actually removed. - "Keeping Your Kid's Library Safe," by J.D. Mullane, Burlington County Times, 14 September 2011, p.B1.
Dan Kleinman seems nice enough, with his quick smile, rock-dude hair, and eager-to-inform persona.
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As the father of three tweens, I was aghast. But then Kleinman's co-speaker, Aldo DeVivo of suburban New York, addressed the audience, and I felt worse.
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At Braddock's [Tavern in Medford, NJ], DeVivo excerpted one of the book's 46 sexually explicit passages. The excerpt describes a sexual act between two kids as observed by a third, who narrates the action.
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Dan Kleinman, a self-described library watchdog who runs a blog called Safe Libraries, agreed that books should not be removed simply because of their topics.
"If a book is pervasively vulgar, you can remove it immediately," he said. "You cannot remove the book if it contains ideas that you disagree with."
He added, "Nobody should be removing any books unless they've read them."
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USA Today 19 Aug 2011 |
- "Book Battles Heat Up Over Censorship vs. Selection in School," by Natalie DiBlasio, USA Today, 19 August 2011, p.1A.
Interestingly, the title of the same article as eventually printed and as pictured at right deletes "Selection" and puts the onus on "Parents": "Schools Once Again Face Bind Over Censorship vs. Book Lists; Pressure from Parents, Boards a Rite of Fall Season." See cover pictured at right. The pressure is really from the ALA to force schools to accept material they would otherwise not select without such pressure, yet the title change deletes "selection" and adds "pressure from parents." Do you see the spin evident in the title change? Be that as it may, here is what the story says about me:There is intense debate over whether those challenges involve censorship or are just parents seeking age-appropriate reading material.
"It is not a banning when some school decides to remove a book," says Dan Kleinman, who in 2004 started the website SafeLibraries.org. "They are just following their selection policy." - "Perang Buku Memanas, Sensor vs Seleksi Sekolah," by Natalie DiBlasio, Indonesia Buku, 19 August 2011.
- "Los Angeles Libraries Grapple with Online Pornography; After a Recent Outcry About Online Pornography at a Chinatown Branch Library, Los Angeles has been Working to Protect Bystanders While Not Infringing on Computer Users' 1st Amendment Rights," by Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 13 April 2011, p.AA-3.
- "Chatham Man's Website Takes On Library Offerings; Provides Advice to Those Questioning Books' Content," by Matt Manochio, Daily Record, 12 December 2010, p.A1.
- "Still Arrogant, Still Wrong," by Editorial, The Daily Herald, 3 December 2010.
- "Those Challenging Books Find Strength in Numbers," by Didi Tang and Mary Beth Marklein, USA Today, 1 December 2010 (updated 6 December), p.3A.
- "Banned Book To Be Read at Show," by Jim Walsh, Courier Post, 20 August 2010.
Dan Kleinman, a Morris County-based "safe library" activist who backs [library director Gail] Sweet's decision, said the protesters were well-intended but mistaken.
"Libraries may remove books for legitimate reasons," he said.
"I think it's great what they are doing," Kleinman said of the performers. "They're standing up against what they believe is book-banning and censorship. It's not, but that's what they believe it is." - "Hen Hud: Court Order May Be Required," by Barbara Livingston Nackman, The Journal News, 31 October 2009.
Public libraries and police are both funded by and created to serve the public, said Dan Kleinman of Safelibraries.org.
"In this case all they need to [do] is give the police permission to look at the computer they already have in their possession," Kleinman said. "This isn't invading anyone's privacy. They are all on the same team. Libraries are formed by charter to serve a particular purpose. Child pornography is not usually one of these purposes." - "Librarians' Code Does Not Allow Censorship," by Luther Turmelle, New Haven Register, 22 October 2009.
Dan Kleinman, a New Jersey resident who operates a blog and Web site that focuses on national library association policies that he says put questionable material in the hands of young people, said Cheshire residents seeking to ban the book would be better served working toward changing the library's policies, which Harten said don't permit the Library Board or any of the town's elected leaders to overrule her decision.
"These people don't have to be in the situation they're in," Kleinman said. "Maybe the policy should be changed. Even the ALA's guidelines don't recommend giving a library director that much power."
- "Read! Speak! Know! — While You Still Can …," by Paulette D. Kilmer, Toledo Free Press, 25 September 2009.
- "US Libraries Hit Back Over Challenges to Kids Books, by AFP, Khaleej Times, 7 September 2009.
- "Gay Penguins on Banned List," by Unnamed, Canberra Times (Australia), 7 September 2009, p. A6.
- "US Libraries Hit Back Over Challenges to Kids Books," by Sara Hussein, Agence France-Presse [AFP], 6 September 2009, emphasis mine.
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See also, "É.-U. : Deux Papas Pingouins Gays Déchaînent les Passions (Two Gay Penguin Dads Unleashed Passions)," and "O Carte Pentru Copii Despre Doi Pinguini Homosexuali, Stârneste Controverse în SUA," etc.
Dan Kleinman, who runs the website safelibraries.org, says his concerns are with the sort of sexual content found in "Gossip Girls."
"It is wrong to say that children should not have books because the Earth is not older than 6000 years. It is wrong to say children should not have books because there's witchcraft in them. This is silly," he told AFP, referring to some of the arguments put forward by religious fundamentalists.
But, he says, "some books have explicit, very detailed sexual conduct that is not of a teaching nature... it's just inappropriate for children."
Kleinman, whose website is a clearing house for information about challenging books, insists that he does not want to see books banned, but says there is a legitimate legal basis for restricting children's access to sexually explicit material in libraries.
"All I'm seeking is application of existing law," he said, drawing a parallel between explicit websites or films and literature.
Kleinman accuses the ALA of hyperbole in celebrating Banned Books Week. "The whole purpose of Banned Books Week is to provide this kind of misinformation," he said. "The ALA misleads people into thinking that if you keep an inappropriate book from a child that is considered censorship. It is not."
.... - "Librarians: Throw The Book At 'Em," by Don Corrigan, Editor-in-Chief, South County Times, 26 September 2008.
- "Who's Controlling County Libraries: Taxpayers or the ALA? New Teen Sections at County Libraries Stocked with Sexually Explicit Materials," by Dan Kleinman, St. Louis MetroVoice, 21 August 2008.
- "Letters: Board Bans Junk Food, But Not Racy Books," by Guy Hegg, Appleton Post-Crescent, 29 May 2008:
Apparently, the board is willing to condemn high fructose corn syrup but sits idle in condoning a library book containing vulgarities and profanities not fit for print in this newspaper. (Visit www.safelibraries.org/pushers.htm for a taste of this award-winning work.) Note: "Alaska" is under review by district librarian Nancy Biese.
- "Library Seeks Porn Parity," by Sarah Portlock, The Brooklyn Paper, 17 May 2008.
- "Librarian in Nation's Headlines; Lindsay Firing Sparks Debate on News Sites and Among Bloggers," by David Castellon, Visalia Times-Delta; Tulare Advance-Register, 18 March 2008.
- "Library Filtering Legislation Needed," by Dan Kleinman, Chicago Daily Herald, 21 February 2008.
- "Another Book Stirs Suitability Debate," by John J. Hopkins, Cheektowaga Times (NY), 17 January 2008.
- "Penguin Papas Lead a List of Literary Controversies; The Most Challenged Book of 2006 is About Two Male Birds Who Adopt an Egg Together," by Stevenson Swanson, The Los Angeles Times, 7 October 2007, p. A20.
- "In Latest Chapter, Critical Parents Seek Ban on Titles; Librarians Join Others For a Week to Spotlight Works Being Targeted," by Stevenson Swanson, The Houston Chronicle, 7 October 2007, p. A31.
- "Children's Book About Penguins Tops Banned List; Challenged Titles Up 30% Last Year," by Stevenson Swanson, Detroit Free Press, 7 October 2007, p. 4.
- "Penguin Papas Lead a List of Literary Controversies; The Most Challenged Book of 2006 is About Two Male Birds Who Adopt an Egg Together," by Stevenson Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 7 October 2007, p. A20:
Organizers of efforts to have books removed from public libraries or school reading lists say that their efforts are aimed at keeping graphic material, such as obscene language or sex scenes, out of the hands of young children.
The library association has been "very successful in spreading their message that anything goes," said Dan Kleinman, who runs the website SafeLibraries.org, which calls for greater parental say in which books are used in schools and available to children at libraries. Banned Books Week is "propaganda to convince parents to allow school boards and libraries to continue making inappropriate material available," he said.
Kleinman cited the decision by the school board in Oak Lawn, a Chicago suburb, to keep a book on a summer reading list for eighth-graders despite its use of profanity and description of adolescent sexual desires. The board issued an apology for not notifying parents about the contents of the novel, "Fat Kid Rules the World." - "Activists Debate Seized Book," by Lydia Seabol Avant, Tuscaloosa News, 1 October 2007.
- "Book Banning Efforts Bring on Title Fights; Awareness Campaign Punches Back But Critics Not Flinching," by Stevenson Swanson, Chicago Tribune, 30 September 2007, z. C, p. 4:
The library association has been "very successful in spreading their message that anything goes," said Dan Kleinman, who runs the website SafeLibraries.org, which calls for greater parental say in which books are used in schools and available to children at libraries. Banned Books Week is "propaganda to convince parents to allow school boards and libraries to continue making inappropriate material available," he said.
Kleinman cited the decision by the school board in Oak Lawn, a Chicago suburb, to keep a book on a summer reading list for eighth-graders despite its use of profanity and description of adolescent sexual desires. The board issued an apology for not notifying parents about the contents of the novel, "Fat Kid Rules the World." - "School Board Should Take Responsibility for Book Choice," by Dan Kleinman, Daily Southtown, 25 September 2007. See also "District 126 School Board Should Take Responsibility for Book Choice," by Dan Kleinman, Illinois Family Institute, 26 September 2007.
- "Another Take," by Jerry Mulvihill, President of District 126 Board of Education, Daily Southtown, 7 September 2007.
- "Another Take," by William Beaulieu, Daily Southtown, 6 September 2007.
- "Internet Filters Hit Snag; Library Leaders Hit 'Perennial Problem' as Costly, Restrictive," by Jo Napolitano, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2007, z.N, p.3.
- "Brading Doesn't Comply with Community Standards," by Dan Kleinman, The Outlook, 20 September 2006.
- "Disagrees with Letter on Playboy," by Paul Bohanek, Daily Southtown, 24 November 2005. [Response to Gay Group Support of Library 'Alarming']
- "No Internet Filtering at Mason City Public Library," by John Skipper, The Globe Gazette, 21 November 2005.
- "Library Sex Offender Incident Fuels Internet Filter Push; Offender Admitted Viewing Porn on Library PCs," by Abby Simons, The Des Moines Register, 21 November 2005.
- "Gay Group Support of Library 'Alarming'," by Colleen Garcia, Daily Southtown, 17 November 2005. [Response to Library Critics are 'Know Nothings']
- "Library Critics are 'Know Nothings'," by Bob Schwartz, Gay Liberation Front, Daily Southtown, 13 November 2005.
- "Readers Debate Playboy's Place in Oak Lawn Library," Daily Southtown, 9 November 2005:
- Supports Village Board on Playboy, by Nancy M. Czerwiec
- Chagrined by Censorship Attempt, by R. William Wolf
- Applauds Trustees for Taking Stand, by Kathy Valente
- Distressed by 'Narrow-Minded Action', by Linda Melander
- Library, Southtown Editorial are Elitist, by David E. Smith, Illinois Family Institute
- Library Should Stand By Its Principles, by William Beaulieu Regarding "censorship" of Playboy, "Thomas Jefferson must be spinning in his grave!"
- "Village Board is Wrong to Enter Playboy Fray," by Our Editorial Board, Daily Southtown, 6 November 2005.
- "Mom Wants Playboy Out of Library," by Natalia Smith, Daily Southtown, 2 November 2005.
- "Oak Lawn Presses Library on Playboy," by Victoria Pierce, Chicago Tribune, 27 October 2005.
- "Village to Ask Library to Remove Playboy," by Daniel Duggan, Daily Southtown, 26 October 2005. [Also published the next day in The Star as "Oak Lawn Board Asks Village to Remove Playboy From Its Shelves."]
- "Porn Dealers Given Notice; Oak Lawn Police Warn of Possible Obscenity Charges," by Daniel Duggan, Daily Southtown, 13 October 2005. Mayor David Heilmann said, "We don't want children exposed to obscenity, and we'll do the best we can to protect them from that."
- "Playboy a Cause of Crime on Kids, Women," by Nancy Czerwiec, Daily Southtown, 4 October 2005.
- "The Issue is Spending Tax Money on Playboy," by Mark Decker, Daily Southtown, 28 September 2005.
- "Library is For Adults, Too - Not Just Kids," by Naomi Miller, Daily Southtown, 22 September 2005.
- "Oak Lawn Pressed on Anti-Playboy Fight," by Victoria Pierce, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2005.
- "Protests 'Playboy' in Library; Oak Lawn Man States That Magazine May Entice Sex Offenders," by Yvette Presberry, Southwest News-Herald, 6 Jul 2005.
- "Readers: Ban the Bunnies; Readers Sound Off on Playboy in Libraries," Daily Southtown, 2 Jul 2005. 37 wrote in favor of removing Playboy and 3 wrote against removing Playboy. Those in favor are Mark Decker, Oak Lawn; Arlene Sawicki, South Barrington; Chris Bekermeier, Homer Glen; Emily Wray, Chicago; Joetta Deutsch, Taylorville; Karen Hayes, Palos Heights; Kathy Valente, Lansing; Nancy M. Czerwiec, Former Oak Lawn library board member, Oak Lawn; many more. Those against are Mike Sutko, Oak Lawn library trustee, Oak Lawn; not many more.
- "Oak Lawn Library Vows to Keep Playboy on Shelf," by Jo Napolitano, Chicago Tribune, 23 June 2005.
- "Resident Urges Oak Lawn to Crack Down on Porn," by Victoria Pierce, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2005.
- "Dan Kleinman, on Behalf of Plan2Succeed Citizen's Group: Chatham, NJ," by Dan Kleinman, Craig Daily Press, 2 February 2005.
- "Professional Organizations in Twittersphere: An Empirical Study of U.S. Library and Information Science Professional Organizations‐Related Tweets," by Min Zhang, Yin Zhang, Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 11 May 2019.
- "Progressive Library Organizations Update, 2013–2017," by Al Kagan, Journal of Radical Librarianship, Vol. 4 (2018), pp.20–52, 8 June 2018.
- "Collecting Sex Materials for Libraries," by Michelle M. Martinez, Erin Cassidy, Kat Landry Mueller, Lisa Shen, Molly Thompson & Zach Valdes, Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian 35:4 (2016), pp.151-170.
- "Scholastic News EXCLUSIVE: First Lady Michelle Obama Reflects on the 'Let’s Move!' Initiative and Life In and After...; Eight Reporters from the Scholastic News Kids Press Corps Sit Down with First Lady Michelle Obama for Exclusive White House Interview," by Scholastic, Scholastic, 29 December 2016.
- "Library, Blogger Suits Dismissed: Filtering Standoff with Orland Park PL Ends," by Lisa Peet, Library Journal, 1 September 2016.
- "Judge Dismisses Final Lawsuit Between Orland Park PL, Bloggers," by Lisa Peet, Library Journal, 2 August 2016:
On May 16 U.S. District Judge John J. Tharp Jr. dismissed a second amended complaint filed by Bridget Bittman, former public information director of the Orland Park Public Library (OPPL), IL, against New Jersey–based blogger Dan Kleinman, who describes himself as a “library watchdog” on his website SafeLibraries.
- "Recent Developments in Media, Privacy, Defamation, and Advertising Law," edited by Steven P. Mandell and Steven L. Baron, Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Law Journal, Winter 2016 (51:2). (Footnote 94 and associated text.)
- "Online Impersonation Continues, With Varying Consequences," by Richard Raysman and Peter Brown, New York Law Journal, 11 August 2015. (While I am not named directly, this is a legal case in which I am a defendant).
- "A Phenomenological Study of Conservative Academic Librarians," by Kaetrena Davis Kendrick and Ione T. Damasco, Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian 34:3 (July-Sept 2015), pp.129-157.
- "Judge: 'Mean-Spirited' Facebook Parody Created Amid Orland Park Library Spat Not Computer Fraud, Defamation," by Jonathan Bilyk, The Cook County Record; Cook County Legal Journal, 4 June 2015.
- "Lawsuit Over Fake Facebook Page Trimmed," by Patricia Manson, Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, 3 June 2015.
- "IL Filtering Legislation Stirs Discord," by Lisa Peet, Library Journal, 140:7, p.12, 15 April 2015:
At Illinois's 99th General Assembly on February 29, State Representative Peter Breen (R-District 48) introduced House Bill 2689, which would create the Internet Screening in Public Libraries Act (ISPLA). The act provides that every public library in the state of Illinois must have a "technology protection measure," such as filtering software, in place on all public computers "to prevent the display on a public computer of any visual depictions that are obscene, child pornography, or harmful to minors." The library may disable the technology on request for an adult engaged in legitimate research. ISPLA contains no definition of "legitimate research."
....
ISPLA has been applauded, however, by advocates such as David Smith, of the Illinois Family Institute, a Christian website, and Dan Kleinman on his site Sexual Harassment of Librarians.
- "Illinois Internet Screening in Public Libraries Act Meets with Opposition," by Lisa Peet, Library Journal, 11 March 2015:
On his site Sexual Harassment of Librarians, Dan Kleinman offers the claim that Breen "designed the bill to, among other things, protect librarians from being sexually harassed and having to work in a hostile work environment that is the direct result of library patrons viewing unfiltered pornography including child pornography."
- "Intellectual Freedom and the Agnostic–Postmodernist View of Reading Effects," by Emily Knox, PhD, 63 Library Trends 1, Summer 2014, pp. 11-26 (source link):
One common theme among challengers to materials in libraries and their supporters is that librarians sanction having pornography in their collections and that such materials are easily available to children. Sometimes this theme appears in reference to filters on computers: “Did u know #ALA @OIF is listed as 1 of USA’s leading #porn facilitators?” tweeted Dan Kleinman of Safe Libraries in reference to a short news item from Morality in Media, an antipornography organization.
- "The 2009 West Bend Community Memorial Library Controversy: Understanding the Challenge, the Reactions, and the Aftermath," by Michael Zimmer, PhD and Adriana McCleer, 62 Library Trends 4, Spring 2014, pp.721-729.
- "No Longer Safe: West Bend, Young Adult Literature, and Conservative Library Activism," by Loretta M. Gaffney, 62 Library Trends 4, Spring 2014, pp.730-739.
- "Conservative Groups Urge Senate to Block Wheeler Over Broadcast Indecency; FCC Nominee's Vague Position Fails to Satisfy Morality in Media and Others," by Katy Bachman, Adweek, 9 July 2013. (I am not in here but I signed the letter discussed.)
- "Indecency Foes Press Senators on Wheeler Stance; Say His FCC Nomination Should Be Opposed Without Commitment to be 'Guardian of Decency,'" by John Eggerton, Multichannel News, 9 July 2013. (I am not in here but I signed the letter discussed.)
- "Groups Denounce Wheeler Nom Over Decency; Led by Morality in Media, 70 Organizations Sent a Letter to U.S. Senators Urging Them to Oppose the Nomination of Tom Wheeler to be FCC Chairman If He Will Not Agree to Enforce the Commission's Rules Against Indecency," by Staff, TVNewsCheck, 9 July 2013. (I am not in here but I signed the letter discussed.)
- "Associations Weigh In on FCC Plan to Loosen Indecency Rules," by Daniel Ford, Associations Now, 9 July 2013. (I am not in here but I signed the letter discussed.)
- "Bad Criticism of Libraries," by Annoyed Librarian, Library Journal, 23 May 2012, hyperlink in original:
Or there was the man who was stabbed at the Brooklyn Public Library by someone accusing him of watching Internet porn. If only there had been porn filters! And maybe some body armor. But there's not a lot to say about that either, especially since Safe Libraries Guy was nowhere near the BPL. Stabbing people is bad. Don’t do it. Get well soon. That's pretty much it.
- "An Open Letter to Someone Who Wrote Me," by Annoyed Librarian, Library Journal, 23 April 2012, discussed by author in comments only.
- "Doing What Your Big Sister Does: Sex, Postfeminism and the YA Chick Lit Series," by Elizabeth Bullena, Kim Toffolettib, Liz Parsonsa, Gender and Education, 23:4, 2011, pp. 497-511. [Simply a link: "Padget, T. 2006. Page burners, sex and the teenage girl. Newsday.com, April 4. http://www.safelibraries.org/."]
- "Mesh Values or Censor?," by Celia Rabinowitz, Dir. of the Lib., St. Mary's Coll. of Maryland, St. Mary's City, Library Journal, Feedback, 1 December 2011, emphasis added where Library Journal takes a gratuitous swipe at me:
Dan Kleinman ("Expression hypocrisy," Feedback, LJ 10/1/11, p, 10) takes Jessamyn West and Karen Schneider to task for suggesting that LJ censor the Annoyed Librarian blogger. I am not sure that this is what they are suggesting at all. On my campus, we have been deeply invested in conversations about community values, how we arrive at them and how we live by them. These intense and challenging discussions have helped us make decisions about severing ties with some businesses whose values, as evidenced by their financial donations, do not mesh with ours. Annoyed Librarian could continue to publish her/his views in a blog independently. Perhaps it is time to consider whether the views AL espouses (or at least publishes) promote the values and views of LJ readers as a community, not as individuals.
—Celia Rabinowitz, Dir. of the Lib., St. Mary's Coll. of Maryland, St. Mary's City
ED. NOTE: Kleinman's views are anathema to many of us at LJ and our readers, but making contributors' values "mesh" with ours sounds like a censorious litmus test, not free expression, libraianship's [sic] primary core value.
- "What is an American Library?," by Annoyed Librarian, Library Journal, 21 November 2011.
"LJ Click Bait," by Jessamyn West, Library Journal, Feedback, 1 October 2011:
Francine Fialkoff says "Al's brand of satire is much milder than The Onion, for instance" ("The 'Annoyed Librarian' Strikes Again," Editorial, LJ 9/15/11, p. 8). Everyone wants to be as funny and biting as Jonathan Swift, and they usually fail. The Annoyed Librarian (AL)(ow.ly/6tcs8) isn't a humor column and you, dear Library Journal, are not The Onion. Swift also published under his own name. I find the cheap shots and the nastiness tiresome and so usually only read LJ in print. I feel that the AL blog is here more for click bait than because you feel that it's an astute commentary on the library profession. It's easy to "encourage discussion" by calling people names and pushing their buttons. Sheer numbers of comments and/or clicks isn't a measure of quality. The AL just does what they do, fine, but I was happier when they were blogging on their own site. Library Journal could do better.
—Jessamyn West, Randolph, VT
"AL Doesn't Understand," by Karen G. Schneider, Library Journal, Feedback, 1 October 2011:
There's a saying from the early days on the net: "You own your own words." You can't say AL=LJ with any seriousness (Francine Fialkoff, "The 'Annoyed Librarian' Strikes Again," Editorial, LJ 9/15/11, p. 8). That article "The Last Perk of Librarianship" (ow.ly/6tcs8) shows that AL simply does not understand academic roles such as First Year Experience. (Confirming my hunch that AL comes out of public libraries...). And you are really comparing AL to The Onion? Really? Eesh. You can give a turd a blog, but it's still a turd.
—Karen G. Schneider, aka Free Range Librarian, San Francisco
"Expression Hypocrisy," by Dan Kleinman, Library Journal, Feedback, 1 October 2011:
Are Jessamyn West and Karen Schneider suggesting that LJ censor the "turd," the Annoyed Librarian? "The library profession is great at defending the concept of intellectual freedom in theory and terribly hypocritical at exercising the reality of intellectual freedom in the real world. Ours is a very, very normative profession. If you speak out against those norms, you will be condemned, ostracized, and eventually censored. No wonder the Annoyed Librarian writes under a pseudonym. She clearly does not relish the prospect of hot tar and feathers applied by people with MLS degrees," says Will Manley on his blog, Will Unwound (ow.ly/6th9N), in a post discussing Francine Fialkoff's editorial "The 'Annoyed Librarian' Strikes Again" (LJ 9/15/11, p. 8). It's amazing such leading librarians as West and Schneider come here to perfectly illustrate what Manley and others have been saying for a long time.
—Dan Kleinman, SafeLibraries.org, Chatham, NJ
- "Issues and Trends in Intellectual Freedom for Teacher Librarians: Where We've Come From and Where We're Heading," by Angela Maycock (Assistant Director of American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom), Teacher Librarian 39:1 (Oct 2011) pp.8-12:
ALA has observed numerous trends in challenges to library materials over the past ten years, including more frequent challenges to materials in Advanced Placement or honors level courses and an increase in organized challenges—those brought or backed by groups such as the 9.12 Project, Parents against Bad Books in Schools (PABBIS), and SafeLibraries (Tang and Marklein 2010).
- "ALA News; Interview with Dan Kleinman of SafeLibraries," by AL Direct, American Libraries, 14 September 2011:
- "Comment Enabled; Most Oppose Explicit Books," by Dan Kleinman, American Libraries, July/August 2011, p.11.
- "Perceptions of Self and the 'Other': An Analysis of Challenges to And Tango Makes Three," by Marta L. Magnuson, American Library Association, 12 May 2011, as updated 10 October 2011. Note: This article was changed to remove the false claim that I sought to censor And Tango Makes Three. See "On Getting Lumped In With Others; And SafeLibraries Makes Three." The article before any change was made is –> here <–.
- "Book Banners Find Power in Numbers," by American Library Association, Newsletter on Intellectual Freedom, LX:3 (May 2011).
Yet websites like PABBIS.org and Safelibraries.org have become the vanguard for organized attempts to ban books from public libraries and school curricula.
- "Libraries and Porn Privacy," by Annoyed Librarian, Library Journal, 27 April 2011.
- "Los Angeles Libraries Grapple with Online Pornography," by Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 13 April 2011.
- "Los Angeles Libraries Grapple With Online Pornography," by Gary Price, Library Journal, 13 April 2011.
- "CALIFORNIA; 1st Amendment Dilemma; L.A. Libraries Work to Keep Online Pornography In Line," by Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 13 April 2011, Part AA, p.3.
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Dan Kleinman, who runs the website SafeLibraries.org, said in a letter to city officials that such filters are necessary to keep library visitors safe. Privacy screens aren't enough, he said.
In an interview, Kleinman, who lives in New Jersey, pointed out that libraries already have book selection policies and should have similar guidelines that determine what people can view online.
- "School Book Challenges Increasingly Organized Efforts," by American Library Association, Newsletter on Intellectual Freedom, LX:2 (March 2011).
But while challenges once were mostly launched by a lone parent, Caldwell-Stone has noticed "an uptick in organized efforts" to remove books from public and school libraries. A number of challenges appear to draw from information provided on websites such as Parents Against Bad Books in Schools, or PABBIS.org, and Safelibraries.org.
- "ALA News; Book Banners are Finding Power in Numbers," by AL Direct, American Libraries, 16 February 2011
- "Chapter 4: Internet Filtering," by Sarah Houghton-Jan, Library Technology Reports 46:8, November-December 2010:
Finally, the influence of outside lobbying groups on local Internet filtering policies in libraries should not be understated. Some groups, such as the Values Advocacy Council and SafeLibraries.org, have local affiliate organizations and members that try to get Internet filters into local school and public libraries. These groups can provide local politicians in their like-minded political party with template proposals for Internet filtering ballot measures, city council resolutions, policy changes, and so on. This often provides the politician, in his or her mind, with a clear winning platform for the next election. These prewritten policy-change templates require the politician to insert only his or her city, school, or county name. With such an easily presented fast lane to election supremacy, libraries and intellectual freedom advocates must stand vigilant and constantly remind politicians that their constituents include people who believe in the right of choice, not only people who believe in their right to remove everyone else's choice.
- "ALA in the Airport?," by Annoyed Librarian, Library Journal, 15 November 2010.
- "Handling a Book Challenge in Today's World," by Barbara J. Morse (Director of the Leesburg Public Library), Florida Libraries (Florida Library Association), Spring 2010, 53:1, pp.10-11.
- "Libraries Fight Challenges to Graphic Novels," by Brigid Alverson, Publishers Weekly, 27 April 2010:
Most challenges are brought by parents and grandparents, or adult community members who happen to stumble on a book in the library, Caldwell-Stone said, but there are also organized groups, using names like "family friendly," "citizens for decency," or "safe libraries." "[They] say they are there to protect kids, that they are there to protect parents' rights to raise their kids the way they see fit, and they think this gives them the right to dictate what is in the library," she said. "They can often take a challenge in a community where a concern is raised by a single parent and blow it up into a major conflagration."
- "ALA Event Meet West Bend Community Library Supporters," by Diane Chen, School Library Journal, 30 June 2009.
- "Wisconsin Library Challenge Heats Up," by Debra Lau Whelan, School Library Journal, 7 May 2009.
- "Acknowledgements, Movers and Shakers," by Staff, Library Journal, 15 March 2009.
- "Privacy, Shmivacy," by Annoyed Librarian, Library Journal, 9 February 2009.
- "Obama Wants Your Library Records," by Annoyed Librarian, Library Journal, 21 January 2009.
- "The Economy, Not Palin," by Sue Kamm, Library Journal, Feedback, 15 October 2008.
- "'Fear Tactics' on Palin," by Dan Kleinman, Library Journal, Feedback, 15 October 2008, v133 i17 p12(1).
- "Security Revisited After Child is Assaulted," by Unnamed, American Libraries, April 2008, p. 24.
- "Illinois Filter Bill Stalled; Law Would Tie Filtering to Receipt of State Library Aid," by Norman Oder, Library Journal, 15 July 2007:
In a Chicago Tribune article, filtering supporter Dan Kleinman of Safelibraries.org said that libraries "won it in a dirty fashion," contending that library advocates exaggerated the harm of filters.
- "Filter Bill Stalled in Illinois Legislature," by Norman Oder, Library Journal, 5 June 2007. This article corrects a previous one where, in comments, we pointed out that the information provided by the Illinois Library Association was false—see article and comments to "In Protest, IL PLs Turn Off Net; Proposed State Filter Law Would Go Beyond CIPA," by Norman Oder, Library Journal, 1 June 2007.
- "Massachusetts Library Revisits Security after Child Molested," by the ALA, American Libraries, 8 February 2008: "a concerned pro-filter activist from safelibraries.org." They did not ask or I would have said I am not "pro-filter," rather, I oppose ALA intentionally misleading people.
- "Oak Lawn, Illinois," by Judith F. Krug, [ALA] Newsletter on Intellectual Freedom, January 2006, p.10.
- "Town Leaders Reopen Playboy Decision," by the ALA, American Libraries, 28 October 2005.
- "Oak Lawn, Illinois," by Judith F. Krug, [ALA] Newsletter on Intellectual Freedom, September 2005, pp.216-217.
- "5 - 2 - 19 CHRIS X 4P," by Chris X interviewing Tracy Shannon about Drag Queen Story Hour in Houston Public Library, AM 700 KSEV, 2 May 2019, at 33:04.
- "Apostle Claver Kamau-Imani Tue Apr 30 2019," by Apostle Claver Kamau-Imani interviewing Tracy Shannon about Drag Queen Story Hour in Houston Public Library, Raging Elephants Radio, 30 April 2019:"I'm seeing a lot of coordination with American Library Association. Dan Kleinman who has SafeLibraries has been instrumental in educating me about the American Library's coordination." About 1:18:00.
- "The Andrea Shea King Show - Kevin DuJan," by Andrea Shea King @RadioPatriot with guest authors Kevin DuJan and Megan Fox, BlogTalkRadio, 31 May 2016. The authors speak about SafeLibraries and how anyone having problems with libraries should contact me. Recording: http://tinyurl.com/OPPLRadioPatriot
- "Working In a Dying Industry," by Emma-Jean Weinstein, You Are Here - Tales of Employment, National Public Radio NPR (Boston, MA: WERS 88.9 FM, 5 February 2012).
- "Banned Books Week," Doc Washburn, FOX Newsradio (Panama City, FL: WFLA, 27 September 2011). I was a guest for the entire hour and took questions from callers. No podcast to my knowledge.
- "Banned Book Week," guests ALA OIF's Deborah Caldwell-Stone, Dan Kleinman, teacher Stacey Harris Ingrahm, and Johnson City Public Library director Bob Swanay, interviewed by Stewart Harris, Professor of Constitutional Law, Appalachian School of Law, Your Weekly Constitutional, National Public Radio NPR (Johnson City, TN: WETS, 27 September 2011).
- "Banned and Challenged Books Highlighted During Banned Book Week," The KUNM Call-In Show, National Public Radio NPR (Albuquerque, NM: KUNM, 22 September 2011). After I go off the air, the New Mexico Library Association Intellectual Freedom Committee Chair Dr. Felipe de Ortego y Gasca is on for the next half hour and he agrees with me!
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- "The Dr. Gina Show," guest Dan Kleinman, 101 WYDE FM, 17 August 2011.
Dr. Gina Show - Guest Dan Kleinman of SafeLibraries - 17 August 2011 Hr 2 Seg 3
- "The Joe Crummey Show," caller Dan from Chatham, WABC 770AM, 27 June 2011.
.... Also the topic of pornography being available in a public library has come up again, only this time in New Jersey. Still doesn't seem right that you can access porn in a library, so why hasn't it been prevented? That and more on today's Crummey Show. [This call is related to "Access to Pornography at Libraries Raises Concerns," by Matt Murphy, News12 NJ, 25 June 2011.]
- "Laura Kostial — Bad Books in Libraries — 3-8-08 (part 1)," by Laura Kostial with Dan Kleinman as a caller, Eagle Forum Live with Phyllis Schlafly, 8 March 2008.
- "Laura Kostial — Bad Books in Libraries — 3-8-08 (part 2)," by Laura Kostial with Dan Kleinman as a caller, Eagle Forum Live with Phyllis Schlafly, 8 March 2008.
- "Download MP3 Tue 08/21/2007 Hour #1: Dan Kleinman, SafeLibraries.org and Karen Lukes (parent) re: Followup on 8/7/2007 District No. 126 (Alsip & Oak Lawn)," by host Sandy Rios, guest Karen Lukes, guest Dan Kleinman, The Sandy Rios Show, 21 August 2007.
- "Download MP3 Tue 08/07/2007 Hour #2: Dan Kleinman, SafeLibraries.org re: Profane books for students in Cook County School District No. 126 (Alsip & Oak Lawn, IL)," by host Sandy Rios, guest Karen Lukes, guest Dan Kleinman, The Sandy Rios Show, 8 August 2007.
- "SpeakLoudly," by Teri Lesesne (Professor Nana), The Goddess of YA Literature, 11 June 2016. This "professor" yet again continues to make false reports without contacting me. She's done this enough to set up the ready excuse for it: "So are sites such as Safe Libraries (and now I will be trolled by the owner of this site for several weeks)." So any response, even after she publishes calumny, is called "trolling." And the echo chamber echoes again.
- "American Library Association Changes Child Porn Policies Due to SHUT UP! Busting Them!," by Kevin DuJan, HillBuzz, 27 May 2016:
The OIF’s new Director, a man named James “Jamie” LaRue, took to Twitter and engaged in a childish and immature squabble with Dan Kleinman, the nation’s leading expert on dangers to children in public libraries. Megan and I met Kleinman through our investigation into unreported sex crimes in the Orland Park Public Library, as Kleinman runs Safe Libraries (which is the best clearinghouse of information on all of the awful things that the ALA has been doing since the days of Judith Krug and her perverse War on Children). Kleinman confronted LaRue on the dangerous policies that the ALA had in place that instructed librarians not to call police when child pornography was being accessed in their libraries. LaRue denied that the ALA did that…but Kleinman had the proof, which he found right on the ALA’s website!
- "Ex-cuuuuuuuuuuuse Me!," by Teri Lesesne (Professor Nana), The Goddess of YA Literature, 20 June 2015. This "professor" continues to make false reports without contacting me first.
- "Guess Who Is Back?," by Teri Lesesne (Professor Nana), The Goddess of YA Literature, 11 October 2014. This is a very mean attack by her. False, of course. I will respond in a separate post as she keeps censoring my comments.
- "Here Ya Go!," by Teri Lesesne (Professor Nana), The Goddess of YA Literature, 9 October 2014. This is her response to her previous censorship of days ago. Naturally, my response has again been blocked. So again, here is my response:
Terrific, may I comment now?
@Booktoss said I used "conspiracy theory rhetoric." Where? I discuss sexual harassment of librarians and the potential for complicity by ALA's OIF. I get blocked every way I turn from having that discussion, the latest example being the above comment being marked as "spam." When a single source such as Professor Nana finally does publish what I say, and it is extremely rare, she casts it in an awkward, self-interested light that prompts a commenter to call it "conspiracy theory rhetoric."
There is a big problem with sexual harassment within the ranks of librarians and the library profession. I report that ALA OIF is poo pooing claims of sexual. The response is to attack me for reporting that.
And you are not the only ones. I supported Amanda Goodman for speaking out on sexual harassment and Stephen Francouer responded by saying librarians can't let Dan Kleinman be the only support for Amanda, as if silencing me takes precedence over supporting sexual harassed librarians.
ALA OIF itself responded to me via that statement where it said sexual harassment of librarians essentially never happens. I provide a link below so you can see this for yourselves, see ALA OIF Deborah Caldwell-Stone speaking on the issue, saying it really hardly ever exists.
So here I am speaking out about the issue of sexual harassment within librarianship for longer than anyone and I get attacked for it. Don't let Dan speak out. He's uses "conspiracy theory rhetoric." Library Journal absolutely never says word one about the topic except to call it "poppycock." American Libraries never discusses it. The few people who do, like myself and the sexually harassed librarians themselves, are ignored. Heck even #TeamHarpy is being attacked for speaking out by some.
The only time ALA paid attention to me publicly was when Rory Litwin interviewed me in a weird way in which he kept digging to find out why I oppose ALA OIF and that it must be due to -- sexual harassment he imagined I must have experienced when I was young. Sexual harassment is not only ignored within the library profession, but the idea of it is used as the means to smear those trying to expose it!
Gee, is it any wonder there's a problem with sexual harassment in librarianship? People mock it. Leadership says it doesn't exist. Library media jokes about it or simply ignores it.
What did one of #teamharpy just say? @ByShieldMaiden: @Talen_Lee We accept the support of anyone who is against sexism, harassment, oppression, and silencing. :) #teamharpy
#teamharpy accepts help from anyone who is against sexism, harassment, oppression, and silencing. That includes me. On the other hand, there's Professor Nana and booktoss. On the other hand there's ALA OIF's Deborah Caldwell-Stone who, in response to me, tells a local library at its trustee meeting that sexual harassment of librarians hardly ever happens because the rules are so stringent, and times when it did happen it really didn't happen. This is no "conspiracy theory rhetoric." Rather, this is something you can watch, even if you won't admit it and don't truly support opposing sexism, harassment, oppression, and silencing:
"ORLAND PARK CHILD PORN SCANDAL: Terrific rebuttal to ALA lies (Part 3)"
[Skipping to beginning of speech by ALA OIF Deborah Caldwell-Stone, Esq. at 5:15]
http://youtu.be/JwXeTfvzQHk?t=5m15s
Professor Nana, as long as you continue to mock me instead of including me as one of the voices speaking out against sexism, harassment, oppression, and silencing, you are part of the problem.
- "How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?," by Teri Lesesne (Professor Nana), The Goddess of YA Literature, 26 September 2014.
This "goddess of YA literature" and "the Book Woman" censored out my response despite request, so I'll publish it here so you can see what was blocked, and this censor is also a professor in the Department of Library Science at the Sam Houston State University:
Thanks
Thanks for writing about me. I see you are "annoyed." Are you the Annoyed Librarian? You have misrepresented me and ascribed words to me I did not say. Had you spoken with me I could have set you right. I am certain you do not wish to intentionally mislead your readers.
SafeLibraries.org is years old and has been replaced, as the site warns. I haven't updated it in many years. People are allowed to improve, right? The quote you cited on the main page was not mine. The quote on the Porn Pushers page is mine, but without context, I'd have to agree with you that it's a gem. The PABBIS site is not mine and it is even older.
My SafeLibraries blog is updated regularly. It references reliable sources, such as Judith Krug saying in the rare instance a book does not meet a school's selection policy, "get it out of there." I am not aware that it violates copyright, but I suspect you mainly had the PABBIS site in mind since it provides multiple, extensive excerpts. I don't do that.
Professor Nana, how would you like to speak with me directly about your concerns? Then you can report more accurately on the topic.
Overarching all, however, is the actions of ALA that I report, not that people don't like that I report it or how I report it. For example, #TeamHarpy is now discussing sexual harassment of librarians. Great! I have been speaking about that topic for many years but ears close because of my connecting the dots showing sexual harassment of librarians can be laid directly at the feet of ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom and its pro child pronography policy. In reality, sexual harassment of librarians can be laid directly at the feet of ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom. I report on it. ALA does not. Indeed, OIF's Deborah Caldwell-Stone recently said, mainly in response to me, sexual harassment of librarians almost never happens. I'm happy #TeamHarpy is discussing sexual harassment of librarians, but I have been discussing it for years, people like you attack the messenger, and OIF to this day makes light of sexual harassment of librarians. Have you helped anyone by mocking/silencing a whistleblower?
Professor Nana, who is the real problem here? The inartful reporter, as you may view me, or the powerful ALA OIF in a position to exacerbate the sexual harassment of librarians by claiming it almost never happens so not filtering child pronography may continue unabated? And that's just one example.
- "Self-Pub Journey. Step One: After the Editorial Evaluation," by Kim Van Sickler, Swagger, 1 June 2014.
- "A Few Myths About Banned Books," by Gary Robson, Gary D. Robson, 11 February 2013.
- "On Banning Books," by Trudy J. Morgan-Cole, Hypergraffiti, 5 October 2012.
- "Banned Books Awareness: 'Looking for Alaska,'" by R. Wolf Baldassarro, World.edu, 14 May 2012.
- "Margarita Mathiopoulos, Duncan McCorquodale & Alice Hutchison: No Statute of Limitations on Plagiarism," by Daniel Dagan, Daniel Dagan: Vor Ort, 12 April 2012.
- "Book Banning: Seriously?," by Lynne Hugo, Paying Attention, 28 August 2011.
- "Concerned For My Children? Don’t Be," by Pam van Hylckama Vlieg, Bookalicious, 26 July 2011.
- "Contest Winner and Book Launch for the Cats!," by Rahma Krambo, Mystic Coffee, 13 July 2011.
- "Raising the Chorus: CLA Presentation Nov2010," by Amy Sonnie, SlideShare, 4 December 2010, linked from "The Censor's New Clothes, CLA Presentation," by Amy Sonnie, Banned Librarian, 4 December 2010.
- "Deadline Banned?," by Chris Crutcher, Author & Consultant Chris Crutcher, September 2009.
- "The Curse of Google," by Justine Larbalestier, Justine Larbalestier, 23 July 2007.
- "What To Do About Sexually Explicit Teen Books?," by Brent Hartinger, AS IF! Authors Support Intellectual Freedom, 28 March 2006.
Experts (Not Already Listed Elsewhere):
- "Sunshine Week Participants 2017," by SW Admin, Sunshine Week brought to you by: the American Society of News Editors and Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, 31 January 2018.
- "70 Groups- Oppose FCC Nominee," by Morality in Media, Morality in Media, 9 July 2013. (I am not in here but I signed the letter discussed.)
- "American Library Association," by Patrick A. Trueman and Dawn Hawkins, Morality in Media, 27 March 2013.
- "BIG VICTORY in Spokane, WA – Community Leader's Story," by Unnamed, Safe Schools, Safe Libraries Project, 3 October 2012.
- "Most Oppose Explicit Books in Public Schools Says Harris Poll," by Dr. Judith Reisman, Dr. Judith Reisman, 30 April 2011.
- "Playboy Magazine and the Oak Lawn, Illinois Public Library," by Laura Rizzardini, M.A., Laura Rizzardini, Inc., 2 October 2005.
Library Blogs:
- "West Bend Community Memorial Library," West Bend, WI 53095.
- "Good Faith," by Stephen Bertrand, She Said/He Said (Kankakee Public Library), 23 October 2007. This was in response to my comment on the previous library blog post entitled, "Is the ALA Out of Touch?"
ALA Distribution Lists:
- "ALA Reply to ‘ALA Supports Orland Park Public Library Stance on Viewing Porn," by Sean O'Connor, Chicago Libraries Examiner, 7 November 2013. Contains a letter from ALA's Deborah Caldwell-Stone discussing what I said in the Chicago Tribune but not mentioning me by name.
- "[lita-l] Re: Re: Re: Re: ALAConnect & 8bitlibrary," by LaVerne Poussaint, DeepMed Library, 22 August 2011.
- From: LaVerne Poussaint
- To: "SafeLibraries.org"
- Cc: lita-l@ala.org
- Subject: [lita-l] Re: Re: Re: Re: ALAConnect & 8bitlibrary
- Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2011 11:03:41 -0700 (PDT)
And the upshot of it all is that I'm as queer and unconventional as they come; so for me to up-in-arms on the matter really should give the group room for serious pause. [You can quote me on that].
URL: http://deepmed.net/
Skype: deepmedlibrary
Twitter: DeepMed Library
--- On Mon, 8/22/11, SafeLibraries.orgwrote:
From: SafeLibraries.org
Subject: Re: [lita-l] Re: Re: Re: ALAConnect & 8bitlibrary
To: LaVerne Poussaint [email elided]
Date: Monday, August 22, 2011, 12:15 PM
Like the Annoyed Librarian says, the ALA's freedom of speech is the freedom to speak and think like them. All else are cut off.
See http://safelibraries.blogspot.com/2011/05/will-manley-outs-library-profession-as.html
-Dan
On Mon, Aug 22, 2011 at 11:55 AM, LaVerne Poussaint <email elided> wrote:
Lack of "civility" is what generated the postings in the first place.My point has not been lost as the content has now been removed. Ça y est!I'll have no need or desire to ever engage again with that group.Done deal. - From: LaVerne Poussaint
- "[lita-l] 2nd Federal 'Sexual Hostilities in Worplace' Lawsuit Filed by Library Workers," by LaVerne Poussaint, DeepMed Library, 22 August 2011.
From: LaVerne Poussaint
To: lita-l@ala.org
Subject: [lita-l] 2nd Federal 'Sexual Hostilities in Worplace' Lawsuit Filed by Library Workers
Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2011 13:41:52 -0700 (PDT)
For the clueless [regarding ALA members attacking LaVerne and calling for censoring her: http://connect.ala.org/node/150744 - definitely an eye-opening read]:
Why are you still sending e-mails to me on civil discourse?
How has it transpired that my opposition to the crude and illegal fellatio uploads [to an ALA message board] now turns on the false fulcrum of my lack of "civility" and not upon a focus of the heterosexual male prerogative [yes, I must "go there"] which considered it suitable to penetrate and push pass the boundaries of professionalism in such a way?
I would not deign to upload a cunnilingus graphic on ALAConnect. Why? Because there should be boundaries. My private propensities are mine alone - and those with whom I share particular pleasures.
The selfsame dynamic evidenced on ALAConnect is what has been now forced before the Bench and Bar. The Library Foundations are now party to the suits as enablers and facilitators; those mandated with representing the interests of the library workers are defendants, not plaintiffs.
http://safelibraries.blogspot.com/2011/07/library-employee-harassment-continues.html
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/librarian-suit-computer-porn-use-lead-to-groping-while-children-present/
Let us no longer pretend that this is about lack of my manners; there's something far more subtle and malicious going on here.
...And if you think what was written is lacking in civility, your ears would burn if you heard what I'm actually thinking.
-LLP - "[ifaction] FW: Book Banners Finding Power in Numbers: Miller-McCune," by Deborah Caldwell-Stone, American Library Association, 11 February 2011.
- "[alacoun] Re: RE: We are featured on the safelibraries blog," by Diedre Conkling, American Library Association, 10 November 2010.
- "[alacoun] RE: We are featured on the safelibraries blog," by Christopher F. Bowen, American Library Association, 10 November 2010.
- "[alacoun] RE: We are featured on the safelibraries blog," by Patrick Sweeney, American Library Association, 10 November 2010.
- "[alacoun] We are featured on the safelibraries blog," by Christopher F. Bowen, American Library Association, 10 November 2010.
- "YALSA Board of Directors Meeting Conference Call," by YALSA, American Library Association, 25 August 2009.
- "[alacoun] those who don't like intellectual freedom," by Carrie Gardner, American Library Association, 22 April 2009.
- "[PUBLIB] Assault on Reason?," by James Casey, American Library Association, 29 September 2008:
Now, you might say that it is I who am exaggerating the sinister intent and power of organizations like those represented by Mr. Kleinman. If so, just check the election results for 2000, 2002, and 2004 and consider the narrow margins by which the presidency and other offices have been won in "battleground" states like Florida, Ohio and (yes) Missouri.
- "[alacoun] RE: Censorship Issue," by James Casey, American Library Association, 5 August 2008.
- "[alacoun] RE: [Fwd: [SafeLibraries] American Troops Defamed by ALA Councilor Peter McDonald]," by James Casey, American Library Association, 27 June 2008.
- "[alacoun] [Fwd: [SafeLibraries] American Troops Defamed by ALA Councilor Peter McDonald]," by Peter McDonald, American Library Association, 26 June 2008.
- "[ALACOUN:19056] Re: The invented 'Scrotum controversy'?," by Therese Bigelow, American Library Association, 28 February 2007.
- "[ALACOUN:19052] Re: The invented 'Scrotum controversy'?," by Steve Matthews, American Library Association, 28 February 2007:
Since I have now had a request for an interview from Dan Kleinman of SafeLibraries, I am more convinced that Councilor Rosenzweig may indeed be right about the ideological conspiracy although I am sure that this incident is far more complicated than that, but SafeLibraries is a smear of major proportions. I responded to Mr. Kleinman's request for an interview with the following:
Mr. Kleinman: Of course not. Your organized effort to trash public and school libraries and create a climate of fear disgusts me. You are as disingenuous and sensationalistic as the supermarket tabloids. Your real agenda is to destroy the whole concept of the public library and to render school libraries ineffective and ultimately worthless. You have a right to your opinion, but I’m not interested in being a part of your destructive and misguided zealotry.
If you have not taken a look at http://www.SafeLibraries.org/ recently, you should. I stand corrected if I downplayed the persistent efforts of the fringe, Councilor Rosenzweig, we have everything to fear. And to all councilors, don't forget about that check to the Freedom to Read Foundation. Now more than ever. - "[ALACOUN:17466] RE: Finding a website," by James Casey, American Library Association, 22 March 2006.
- "[ALACOUN:16498] RE: New Censorship Website," by Jessamyn West, American Library Association, 29 November 2005.
- "[ALACOUN:16497] RE: New Censorship Website," by James Casey, American Library Association, 29 November 2005.
- "[ALACOUN:16496] RE: New Censorship Website," by Jim Rettig, American Library Association, 29 November 2005.
- "[ALACOUN:16494] New Censorship Website," by James Casey, American Library Association, 29 November 2005.
Oak Lawn resident Mark Decker has been on a campaign since March 2005 to remove Playboy magazine from our Oak Lawn Public Library. He has thus far been unsuccessful. Our Board voted unanimously to retain that title in our collection on June 21. This was publicized heavily in the Chicago area. The issue hasn't "gone away" as Decker began lobbying our Village government, has broadened his focus to filtering issues and expanded his demands for removal of other "indecent" titles. Most recently, he and his supporters launched a website. http://www.safelibraries.org ALA and the ACLU are among the chief targets of this site. Several "ALA-Indoctrinated" Librarians are named in various sections, but the chief target of the authors seems to be Judith Krug. "Now we come to the ALA. While the ALA has a president elected yearly, the top dog at the ALA is someone working tirelessly, year after year, with ten of thousands of supporters and millions and millions in funding, to ensure, among other goals, children maintain access to pornography."
If Judith Krug is really the "top dog" of ALA, maybe she should get a raise!
Librarian Blogs (Including Library Employees):
- "New Proposed Legislation In Missouri to Censor Public Library Materials," by Kelly Jensen, Book Riot, 15 January 2020.
- "#womensmarch #librarians January 2017," by Michael Collins, Storify, 26 January 2017.
- "Library Critic Calls Black Lives Matter a Hate Group," by NSFW_Librarian, Reddit, 20 July 2016
- "Judge, Orland Park Library Foes End Years-Long Legal Spat Sparked by Library Internet Porn Policies," by Steven M. Cohen, Library Stuff, 19 May 2016.
- "Child Porn in Niles, Illinois Libraries," by Norma Bruce, Collecting My Thoughts, 9 April 2015.
- "'Dealing With Haters,'" by Steve Casburn scasburn, Storify, 26 March 2015.
- "La Ética Laboral en las Bibliotecas (The Work Ethic in Libraries)," by Alejandra Sofía Méndez Irizarry, Infotecarios, 12 March 2015.
- "Throwback Thursday: A Very Enlightening Blog Post," by Michael Sauers, The Travelin' Librarian, 5 February 2015. This smug guy who works for the Nebraska Library Commission and who just bullied and triggered a sexually harassed librarian for daring to think positively about my new resource for sexually harassed librarians digs four years into the past to find someone else's ad hominem argument about me, then urges readers to read it and comment. I describes what Michael Sauers did to bully and harass a sexually harassed librarian here: "Librarian Versus Librarian; Sexual Harassment Wins."
- "Starting a Dialogue about Sexual Harassment in Libraries #teamharpy," by hereitis8819 (now deleted), Reddit, 3 February 2015. This is where the TeamHarpy crowd bullies and triggers a sexually harassed librarian for daring to recommend my new resource to other librarians called, "Sexual Harassment of Librarians." See also, especially about Michael Sauers: "Librarian Versus Librarian; Sexual Harassment Wins."
- "I Am Not Your Hammer / Council Bandwidth," by ALA Councilor Daniel Cornwall, Librarian From Alaska, 30 January 2015.
- "Fight Fair Against Fox and Friends," by ALA Councilor Patrick Sweeney, PC Sweeney, January 2015.
- "Coolest Thing I Saw: Chag Sameach!," by Cory Eckert, Storytime Underground, 17 December 2014. Notably, the publication complaining that I'm on a list of the top 200 librarians to follow now says "the Safe Libraries guy," so the author saw fit to edit out labelling me as previously written: "the scary, stalkery, really not ok Safe Libraries guy (ironically, not a safe guy!)." So while being all religious with "Chag Sameach," Cory goes on to libel me with flat out false viciousness. Kosher? Exodus 20:16. At least the libel was removed sua sponte, but the hair trigger on viciously attacking people is remarkable for people supposedly in a profession that honors free speech and intellectual freedom. Not if you don't agree with them. Not if you speak out about ALA facilitating child porn, sexual harassment, and covering up that existing laws allow all libraries to block all Internet porn.
- "200 Librarians to Follow on Twitter," by Matt Anderson, MattAnderson.org, 13 December 2014. I was #49 until being removed along with #4 after our being savaged in comments. Free speech, opposition to censorship, and innocent until proven guilty are just things practiced to keep inappropriate materials in libraries, not things actually practiced:
- "I Stand With Bridget (And So Should You)," by Andy Woodworth, Agnostic, Maybe, 9 December 2014. The "Bridget" he "stands with" is a homophobe and a trainer using homophobia for the same ALA unit with which Andy has worked. He regularly attacks me online, like in the linked article he called my work to stop harassment "disgraceful and utterly contemptible," and he censored out my response to the first comment, so I'll publish it here, and notice it is substantive, hence his need to censor it out and not have to respond, telling me he supports people who are homophobic given what I said:
SafeLibraries | December 9, 2014 at 10:47 PM
Your comment is awaiting moderation. [NOTE: That means censored.]
@tiffinianne, I can tell you the route she and her “cronies” took has been completely mischaracterized if not falsified by those seeking to silence them (and me). Know that this library has, after a year of steady effort, finally admitted it did not report child pornography to the police and it should have, finally implemented many of Megan/Kevin’s suggestions resulting in a big decrease in sex crime incidents, and been found by the Illinois Attorney General to have repeatedly violated the law in a criminal fashion.
I totally understand people wanting to help someone in need. In this case, the story is intentionally changed to provide an angelic view of things, leaving out, for example, repeated criminality and numerous incidents of homophobia by a number of key players at the library.
- "Fair Fight Against Fox and Friends," by D. Winter, ALA Think Tank, 3 December 2014.
- "#GivingTuesday," by oneofthelibrarians, LibrarianShipwreck, 2 December 2014, citation omitted:
Bridget Bittman, a librarian who is striking back against defamation by this shitty dude who calls himself “safe libraries” but is really a conservative douchebag who wants to lock down free information, especially on the internet [sic], and is not afraid to use some disgusting tactics to do so. Yours truly has seen this guy before, when he tried to heckle the People’s Library’s policies of freely available information, [sic]
- "Guess Who is Getting Sued for Libel?," by Andy Woodworth, FriendFeed, 7 November 2014.
[re: Orland Park; libel suit] Brittman V Fox Dujan Kleinman et al Complaint.pdf - https://t.co/3G6FaRhVHH
— Andy (@wawoodworth) November 7, 2014
- "Don't Miss This Author Interview About Librarian Representations in Porn + the Sexy Librarian Stereotype with David Squires!," by David Squires, Librarian Wardrobe, 27 May 2014.
- "Library/Archives Blogs," by Joanna Roman, Pontifex Libris, n.d.
- "Man, Rejection Hurts...," by Linda Zec, Life According to Linda, 30 January 2014.
- "OPPL Board Meeting Was Considerably Smaller," by Linda Zec, Life According to Linda, 16 December 2013.
- "Let Me Clarify....," by Linda Zec, Life According to Linda, 4 December 2013.
"Filter Bubbles, Anonymity, Doxxing, and How They Inform My Concepts of Online Identity and Existence; With a Footnote of the Difficulties Underlying Anonymity, Legality, and a 'Free Speech' Defense; (the Good News Is Almost a Third of This Post Is a Footnote, So You Can Ignore It), by Julia Wing (first term MLIS student at Western University), Cuttering&Muttering, 27 November 2013.
- "So Mayor Bloomberg: Where Is the People’s Library?," by Dan Hickey, Dan Hickey Tumblr, 18 November 2013.
- "Liars and Tigers and Porn... Oh My!," by Linda Zec-Prajka, Life According to Linda, 9 November 2013.
- "Some Libraries Resist Assisting ObamaCare – Some Librarians Express Concerns," by Dr. Steve Matthews, 21st Century Library Blog, 1 August 2013.
- "Not a Laughing Matter," by AlexD, Libraryboost, 8 January 2013.
- "More Banned Books Week Stuff," by Sue Bursztynski, Shh!, 24 September 2012.
- "Looking It Up," by Sue Bursztynski, The Great Raven, 23 September 2012.
- "LOL Second Lifebrarians. Chill.," by Patrick Sweeney, PC Sweeney, 8 September 2012.
- "$2.86 of Benefits For Each $1 Spent, Library Study Claims," by Ian Anstice, Public Libraries News, 29 Jul 2012.
- "Let's Talk Access! And Why Libraries are Radically Unsafe Places, and That's a Good Thing!," by Karen Jensen, Teen Librarian's Toolbox, 25 July 2012.
- "La Bibliothèque, Lieu de Tournage de Pornos?," by François Renaville, Biblioth|ê|thique, 16 July 2012:
On connaît tous le cas de lecteurs qui viennent à la bibliothèque pour y regarder du porno. Si vous ne l’avez peut-être pas vécu personnellement, allez faire un tour sur Google : le nombre de billets, news et articles de journaux ou de webzines qui en parlent (surtout de l’autre côté de l’Atlantique) est assez impressionnant. C’est aussi l’un des sujets de prédilection du bibliothécaire Dan Kleinman et de son blog Safe Libraries.
- "WILL UNWOUND #667: 'The First Annual Unwinders Conference,'" by Will Manley, Will Unwound, 27 January 2012:
An Unwinder, I think it was Linda, suggested we start putting together plans for a major library conference here in the Unwinder’s Tavern. I’m all for it. .... Listed below are my ideas for persons, places, and programs. ....
....
Debate: Safe Library Guy, Dan Kleinman vs. Intellectual Freedom Office Director, Barbara Jones - "The ALA and Pornography," by Dennis Ingolfsland, The Recliner Commentaries, 26 January 2012.
- "Thoughts on Banned Books Week: We're Not Prejudiced, We're Discriminating," by Lane Wilkinson, Sense and Reference, 5 October 2011.
- "Banned Books Week (What's It About, Really?)," by Jen Moore, The (Hopeful), 29 September 2011.
- "Banned Books Week: A Discussion on Intellectual Freedom for Kids," by Rebecca Halpern, Hack School Library, 28 September 2011:
Rebecca: That’s a good point. Children are good at self-selecting but we need to be aware of what is a reasonable expectation of their comfort level. Has ALA misappropriated the term "censorship?"
Britt: I wonder this every time I read a comment from Safe Libraries. The individual who spearheads that movement has an excellent point; the Annoyed Librarian also frequently points out that true censorship is quite rare in the United States. - "Hey, This Is the Future... ... And We Don't Grow Up Like That (Voxtrot, 2007)," by Loranne, That Is Not A Bookmark, 27 September 2011.
- "P0rn! ... In Libraries," by Alice Darnton, Alice Darnton, 19 September 2011.
- "Rory Litwin Interviews SafeLibraries’ Dan Kleinman," by Rory Litwin, Library Juice, 13 September 2011.
- "Porn and Sex Abuse In Our Public Libraries," by Dennis Ingolfsland, The Recliner Commentaries, 25 July 2011.
Excellent article! Please take a little time to be informed. Your kids depend on it!
- "Blinded By The Dark," by Rant Howard, Liberry Jam, 5 June 2011.
The Safe Libraries blog breaks the ALA issue down better than I or Gurdon do.
- "22 Librarians Paid More Than Governors," by Blake Carver, LISNews, 5 June 2011.
- "The ACLU's Double Standard," by Dennis Ingolfsland, The Recliner Commentaries, 21 May 2011.
- "Revisiting the ALA Membership Pyramid," by Eric Frierson, In the Library With the Lead Pipe, 5 May 2011.
- "The American Library Association in a Nutshell," by Dennis Ingolfsland, The Recliner Commentaries, 2 May 2011.
- "Safe Libraries Dot Org?," by Russell Smith, The Hollywood Librarian, 17 April 2011.
- "ALA Joins CAIR to Oppose Radicalization Hearings Sponsored by Congressman Pete King," by Norma Bruce, Collecting My Thoughts, 10 March 2011.
- "Unsafe Work Environments in Public Libraries," by Dennis Ingolfsland, The Recliner Commentaries, 18 January 2011.
- "SafeLibraries: How ALA Plagiarism Becomes Truth Through the Media Lens; SafeLibraries in USA Today," by Dennis Ingolfsland, The Recliner Commentaries, 13 December 2010.
- "Cranky Kong Agrees with the Library of Congress," by JP Porcaro, 8bitlibrary.com, 9 December 2010.
- "Raising the Chorus: CLA Presentation Nov2010," by Amy Sonnie, SlideShare, 4 December 2010, linked from "The Censor's New Clothes, CLA Presentation," by Amy Sonnie, Banned Librarian, 4 December 2010.
- "Fried Librarian Giblets Awakens ALA Council to Take On Yet Another Non-Library Issue," by Norma Bruce, Collecting My Thoughts, 10 November 2010.
- "TOP 10 THINGS I LEARNED AT FLA," by Stacy Alesi (The Book Bitch), BookBitchBlog, 12 April 2010. (She also writes for ALA's Booklist).
- "SafeLibraries.org," by Oyarsa, LOTR Librarian, 5 April 2010.
- "Tuesday Spotlight: John Green," by CMIS, Fiction Focus, 9 March 2010.
- "Attention Black Caucus," by Norma Bruce, Collecting My Thoughts, 13 January 2010.
- "Censorship and ALA Program in Chicago," by Michael Golrick, Thoughts From a Library Administrator, 28 July 2009.
- "Library Filters Make for Attack Ads in Arizona Race," by David Burt, Filtering Facts, 29 October 2009.
- "Safe Libraries and McGruff in Albuquerque, NM - A Model For the Nation," by Blake, LISNews, 24 October 2009.
- "Banned Books Week: Annoyed Librarian," by Dennis Ingolfsland, The Recliner Commentaries, 1 October 2009.
- "En Ondes Maintenant sur CKIA Québec et Flux Internet: La Voix du Libre, émission de Radio sur les Logiciels Libres," by Sylvain Tremblay, Circum Docum; Centre de Documentation sur la Documentation, 11 Septembre 2009.
- "Dan 'I Don't Play Gotcha' Kleinman," by Anthony Hoffmann, AnthonyHoffmann.org, 30 April 2009.
- "Looking for Alaska, by John Green," by Sam, Parenthetical.net, 10 July 2008.
- "Signing Off," by David Durant, Heretical Librarian, 7 July 2008.
- "Assorted Links," by David Durant, Heretical Librarian, 17 April 2008.
- "Librarian Child Porn Story Taking Off," by Steven M. Cohen, Library Stuff, 21 March 2008.
- "plan2succeed's bookmarks on del.icio.us," by Steven M. Cohen, Library Stuff, 16 March 2008.
- "The Librarian as Filter, Part 3," by , Academic Librarian, 10 January 2008.
- "Dans Mon Agrégateur," by David Liziard, B&C, Un Bibliothécaire Perdu Dans L'Information, 30 Juillet 2006.
- "What Is ALA Hiding," by Greg McClay, Shush, 7 May 2010, hyperlink in original.
Dan Kleinman of SafeLibraries has been trying to attend one of ALA’s Lawyers For Libraries training seminars and after an initial denial he’s basically been met with a wall of silence. For an organization that constantly preaches about openess in government (and an organization that receives government funding), they seem to be incapable of being the least bit open themselves.
Prominent Political Blogs:
- "Drag Queen Story Time: Child Grooming In Plain Sight?," by Sonia Poulton, Sonia Poulton, 18 February 2020.
- "Second ‘Drag Queen Story Hour’ Library Reader Exposed as Convicted Child Sex Offender," by Brian Camenker, LifeSiteNews.com, 29 April 2019.
- "How the Molesting Drag Queen Storyteller Was Exposed; The American Library Association Refused to Answer Requests For Information About Their Drag Queens Reading to Children," by Yvonne Burton, Culttture, 19 March 2019.
- "School Sells Bulletproof Protection for Kids," by Kat Sheperd, DML NEWS, 8 November 2017.
- "In Arkansas, Flat Rock Church and Cemetery Vandalized with Satanic Graffiti," by Hemant Mehta, Friendly Atheist, 24 January 2017.
- "Sad! Group Scales Back Plan to Block Traffic Into DC After Project Veritas Releases Undercover Videos," by Brett T., Twitchy.com, 17 January 2017.
- "Internet Destroys Streep AGAIN… Crucifies Her for Sick Anti-Israel Comment Many of Us Missed," by Kim Smith, Conservative Tribune, 11 January 2017.
- "Fox News' Todd Starnes Gloats After Radio Station Drops Atheist Show to Switch to Christmas Music," by Hemant Mehta, Friendly Atheist, 15 November 2016.
- "REPORTS: Hillary Supporters Leaving NYC Election Party in Tears," by Kyle Olson, The American Mirror, 8 November 2016.
- "You Can't Read That!," by Paul Woodford, Daily Kos, 4 June 2016.
- "Deleted Comments: Our Libraries Are Full of Pedophiles and Our Schools Full of Jews!," by Doktor Zoom (Marty Kelley), Wonkette, 29 May 2016.
'Elp! 'Elp! 'E's bein' repressed! Super-Smart library guy has no idea what "censorship" is. https://t.co/uNdW6NKoa2— Wonkette (@Wonkette) May 30, 2016
- "You Can't Read That!," by Paul Woodford, Daily Kos, 7 May 2016.
- "'Banned Books' Are a Lie Told By Leftists to Feel Good About Themselves," by Neil Stevens, Red State, 6 October 2015, excerpt:
Those bannings, while rare, did happen. These days though, there aren't books being banned in America. Those saying otherwise are repeating comforting lies. Leftists, led by the weirdly extremist American Library Association, tell themselves these things so they can feel superior to others.
The lack of a banned book problem is so striking though, Dan Kleinman points out that press outlets are starting to notice, who otherwise would just parrot the "banned and challenged books line." That's the trick wording: The American Library Association is trying to get you to equate 'banned books' (which are a thing that mostly happens in the Islamic world) with 'challenged books.'
“Banned books” are a lie told by leftists to feel good about themselves: http://t.co/I1s8Nf100Q
— RedState (@RedState) October 6, 2015
- "American Library Association and Wikipedia Editing?," by The Joy, Wikipediocracy, 12 July 2015.
- "Libraries Fight Parents Over Gay Penguin Children's Book," by Katie Yoder, MRC NewsBusters, 14 April 2015. Naturally, "The ALA did not respond for comment by the time of publication": "Libraries Fight Parents Over Gay Penguin Children's Book," by Katie Yoder, LifeSiteNews, 15 April 2015.
- "The Dirty Dozen List: A Top Contributor to Sexual Exploitation: ALA American Library Association," by Porn Harms, National Center on Sexual Exploitation, 21 January 2015.
- "Science-Hating Homeschool Mom Sued for Defamation in Ongoing Library Porn Flap," by Travis Gettys (pseudonym?), Raw Story, 28 November 2014.
- "America Land of the Free-Home to Millions of Illegals," by Julie Prince, ClashDaily.com, 21 November 2014, credits me for photograph.
- "Kleinman: 5 Things To Do When Someone is Engaging In Sexual Activity In a Library," by Megan Fox via Fran Eaton, Illinois Review, 10 November 2014.
- "‘A Miracle He Was Moving': Glenn Beck Announces Debilitating Neurological Illness," by Twitchy Staff (Michelle Malkin), Twitchy, 10 November 2014.
- "The Bullies of 'Banned Books Week,'" by Linda Harvey, BarbWire.com, 18 September 2014.
- "How the American Library Association Created a New Porn Craze; Making Porn In the Library. Warning: Graphic Language, But Images Have Been Censored," by Megan Fox, PJ Media, 31 March 2014.
- "Kleinman Objects to Library Board Decision Not to Filter Computer Porn," by Sean O'Connor, Chicago Libraries Examiner, 28 March 2014.
- "Sandy Hook Killer Adam Lanza: Pedophilia, Man-Boy Love: Public Libraries Home for Masturbation," by Maggie Thornton, Maggie's Notebook, 2 February 2014.
- "In the Age of Information Orland Park Public Library Can't Use Skype to Hear Expert on Library Porn; Strike That. They WON'T Use It," by Megan Fox, PJ Media, 23 January 2014:
Remember folks, this is the very same library that broke its own rules to allow two representatives from the pro-porn ALA to speak in November on their behalf but then refused in December to bring a laptop into the room so that Kleinman (who is arguably the best legal expert on porn in libraries in the country as acknowledged by CIPA author Ernest Istook who called him a "trusted source") could refute the ALA’s particular brand of noxious lies.
Kleinman has been waging this war against porn in libraries for [13] years now, largely on his own since his friend and SafeLibraries.org partner died several years ago. There is no one more well-versed in the ALA's tactics, lies, intimidation techniques, and actual court cases involving pornography in libraries than Kleinman; refusing him the right to speak on behalf of children and parents who don't want porn in libraries is nothing less than willful deceit of the public on behalf of the OPPL. - "'Fateful Meeting of Geek Minds': Michelle Malkin Announces New Book with Glenn Beck's Mercury Ink," by Twitchy Team (Michelle Malkin), Twitchy, 10 December 2013.
- "Developments in Orland Park Library Porn Viewing Case, Part II," by Sean O'Connor, Chicago Libraries Examiner, 24 November 2013.
- "Why the American Library Association Wants Porn in Libraries; Now We See the Consequences of Another Cultural Institution Infiltrated by Radicals," by Megan Fox, PJ Media, 23 November 2013.
- "ALA Reply to ‘ALA Supports Orland Park Public Library Stance on Viewing Porn," by Sean O'Connor, Chicago Libraries Examiner, 7 November 2013. Contains a letter from ALA's Deborah Caldwell-Stone discussing what I said in the Chicago Tribune but not mentioning me by name.
- "Feedback on Story About Campaign to End Viewing Porn at OPPL," by Sean O'Connor, Chicago Libraries Examiner, 6 November 2013. This story reprints the near entirety of an email I sent to the Orland Park Public Library Board of Trustees, and raises for the first time I have seen anywhere the issue I raised of:
the rights of the sex trafficking victims who appear on some of the pornography films displayed in public libraries on the theory that people have the First Amendment right to do so despite what the US Supreme Court said. If you are a library that allows porn viewing, you are contributing to the further persecution of sex crime victims.
- "ALA Supports Orland Park Public Library Stance on Viewing Porn," by Sean O'Connor, Chicago Libraries Examiner, 5 November 2013.
- "You Can't Read That!," by Paul Woodford, Daily Kos, 28 September 2013.
- "You Can’t Read That!," by Paul Woodford, Daily Kos, 14 September 2013.
- "Tech at Night: Net Neutrality Oral Arguments Were Today. NSA Smashes Tor," by Neil Stevens, RedState, 9 September 2013.
- "You Can't Read That!," by Paul Woodford, Daily Kos, 6 July 2013.
- "Obama to Librarians: Good News, We Want You to Help People Sign Up for Obamacare," by Twitchy Team (Michelle Malkin), Twitchy, 28 June 2013.
- "Revealed: The Evil Lurking in Libraries; Association Accused of 'Prostituting Itself Out to Issue Propaganda,'" by Dave Tombers, WorldNetDaily, 14 May 2012:
He added, "The video is clearly promoting an end to illegal immigration enforcement, to usher in an era of open borders. What do open borders have to do with libraries?"
He added, "The bottom line is this. The ALA has expanded its mission to promote causes that have nothing to do with librarianship – and that's concerning."
The ALA did not respond to a WND request for comment. - "George Soros Uses American Library Association to 'Educate' Americans Nationwide," by Pamela Geller, Atlas Shrugs, 4 January 2012.
- "Oakland Safe Libraries: The Children's Brigade of #occupyoakland," by Andrew Wilkow, The Wilkow Majority, 3 November 2011.
- "School Removes Squirting Sperm Book After 8-Year-Old Complains To Her Mother," by Doc Washburn, 94.5 WFLA, 27 September 2011.
- "'Banned Book Week' Is Wingnut Cue To Panic Over Gay Penguin Sex," by Kirsten Boyd Johnson, Wonkette, 26 September 2011. My comment:
The issue is not gay penguins. The problem has nothing to do with WorldNetDaily.
Here's the problem. The American Library Association is faking its annual top 10 challenged book list to promote its own political purposes.
Here's the evidence. One of the authors on the list unwittingly admitted that, essentially, the ALA faked the list to promote her book over others that were actually challenged more often. Further, despite the ALA announcement saying the top book, the one about the penguins, was challenged dozens of times, in truth it was challenged 4 times all year.
The proof. I have a recording of the author stating essentially the ALA faked the list. And I myself spoke with the very ALA guy who compiled the list, and I think the number 4 has been confirmed elsewhere.
My view. Four times is not such a big deal. Saying it was challenged dozens of times is deceptive, however. Put that together with the unwitting admission of the author, in response to a question I asked, and anyone being honest could come to the conclusion that the ALA has faked its top 10 list.
Now I know little about Wonkette, but I can see WorldNetDaily has been unfairly ridiculed here, and what has been overlooked is that the ALA fakes its yearly top 10 challenged book list. That's the news here, not WorldNetDaily. And that news is backed up with solid evidence, including the very words of a listed author admitting the ALA explained why her book was on the list, and it was for political purposes.
Takeaway. The ALA's faked list is not authoritative and schools using it as guidance should stop doing so. - "Is Library Association's 'Banned Book Week' Really 'Gay' Promotion?; Critic Calls Event a 'Hoax Perpetrated on the American Public Since 1982,'" by Dave Tombers, WorldNetDaily, 25 September 2011. I recorded an author unwittingly admitting that the ALA fakes its annual top 10 challenged book list to promote a political agenda!
"The only other challenges that I'm aware of are these two, and I talked to the ALA Office of Intellectual Freedom about it. I said oh my God I'm listed on [unintelligible], and they said because this was such a big deal, and because the book was actually removed, whereas many of these titles that get challenged, some get challenged but not removed, that is how it made it onto the list for this year," [Amy] Sonnie said.
- "Book Battles Heat Up Over Censorship vs. Selection in School," possibly by Roberta Combs, Christian Coalition of America, circa 22 August 2011.
- "American Library Association Supports WikiLeaks Suspect Manning; Librarian Group’s Backing is Not Just for Gay Propagandists Any More," by Matt Philbin, Media Research Center, 22 June 2011. See related main stream media source and all the comments thereto: "Library Association Takes Up Resolutions in Support of WikiLeaks, Manning," FOX News, 23 June 2011.
- "American Library Association Supports WikiLeaks Suspect Manning," by Matt Philbin, NewsBusters, 22 June 2011.
- "American Library Association Supports Muslim Brotherhood-linked CAIR Against Rep King's Counter Terror Hearings," by Pamela Geller, Atlas Shrugs, 9 March 2011.
"Tech at Night: ALA, Wikipedia, Astroturf, Net Neutrality," by Neil Stevens, RedState, 30 December 2010.
- "Tech at Night: ALA, Wikipedia, Astroturf, Net Neutrality [Updated]," by Neil Stevens, Foundation, 29 December 2010.
- "Tech at Night: Net Neutrality Reactions Continue, ALA, Copyright, Trademark, the New Madden Curse," by Neil Stevens, RedState, 28 December 2010.
- "Library Porn Removal Roadmap (opinion)," by Pornography Harms, Pornography Harms, 17 November 2010.
- "American Library Association's Not-So-Hidden Gay Agenda," by Carolyn Plocher, NewsBusters, 5 January 2010.
- "There's No Such Thing As a 'Safe Library,'" by Hannah Mueller, Blogging Censorship from the National Coalition Against Censorship, 17 July 2009. While I am not directly mentioned, it seems obvious I am directly implicated.
"Religious Internet Filters Already in Public Schools," by PacNW BlueBerry Girl, Daily Kos, 24 September 2006.
General Interest Blogs:
- "Censorious Kentucky School Head Arrested on Child Porn Charges," by Barry Duke, Patheos (TheFreeThinker), 31 August 2019.
- "Principal Tied to Censorship Arrested, Faces Child Pornography Charges," by Kelly Jensen, BookRiot, 28 August 2019.
- "Houston MassResistance Exposes More Horror: 2nd Public Library 'Drag Queen' Is Convicted Child Sex Offender – And a Transgender Prostitute Specializing in BDSM. Had Been Greeting Young Children As They Came to Reading Event. Library's Drag Queens Belong to Bigoted Anti-Catholic Group. Is This What's Going On Around the Country?," by Brian Camenker, MassResistance, 22 April 2019:
Dan Kleinman of SafeLibraries has been especially helpful in assisting MassResistance take this important FOIA dispute directly to the Texas Attorney General. It appears likely that the Texas AG will intervene.
- "Houston MassResistance Exposes 'Drag Queen Story Hour' Cross-Dresser as Registered Child Sex Offender! Library Officials Forced to Apologize to Public. TV Media Coverage of Press Conference Shocks Houston; And More To Come, Say Our MR Activists!," by Brian Camenker, MassResistance, 16 March 2019.
- "The Most Spectacular Libraries In Each State," by Unnamed, Beragam Info, 16 November 2016.
- "Two Abrupt Resignations of Key Staff at Orland Park Public Library," by John Kraft, Illinois Leaks, Edgar County Watchdogs, 7 June 2016.
- "Shut Up! – The Silencing of Two Citizens That Uncover Depravity and Corruption in The American Library Association," by BFH, iOTWreport.com, 6 June 2016.
- "You Can't Read That!," by Paul Woodford, Paul's Thing, 1 June 2016.
- "Orland Park Library's Bridget Bittman Defeated Again — Judge Dismisses SLAPP Lawsuit," by John Kraft, Illinois Leaks, Edgar County Watchdogs, 16 May 2016.
- "Orland Park Library's Bridget Bittman Sued A Second Time," by John Kraft, Illinois Leaks, Edgar County Watchdogs, 3 December 2015.
- "Orland Park Public Library and Megan Fox: A Challenger's Point of View," by John Kraft, Illinois Leaks, Edgar County Watchdogs, 2 September 2015.
- "Update: OPPL – Bittman's SLAPP Against Fox: 'We Do Not Live In Bittman's World,'" by John Kraft, Illinois Leaks, Edgar County Watchdogs, 28 August 2015.
- "You Can't Read That!," by Paul Woodford, Paul's Thing, 25 August 2015.
- "American Library Association Needs More Censorship," by justincredible, Wikipedia Review, 10 July 2015.
- "Orland Park Library’s Bridget Bittman Sued for Defamation by Megan Fox," by John Kraft, Illinois Leaks, Edgar County Watchdogs, 16 June 2015:
Also named in Bittman’s SLAPP suit was Dan Kleinman, the nation’s leading expert on dangers to children in public libraries, who wrote extensively about the disgusting behavior of OPPL employees in not responding properly to serious crimes such as child porn being accessed on public computers in their facility. Kleinman has been a decade-long critic of the American Library Association, which is a George Soros-funded lobbying group based in Chicago that Kleinman argues is largely responsible for the disturbing pattern of library employees not doing the right thing when children are endangered in public libraries or when illegal content is accessed on library computers or WiFi networks. The ALA worked closely with Bridget Bittman on a “crisis management strategy” aimed at Fox, DuJan, and Kleinman that culminated in Bittman’s SLAPP lawsuit. We have covered the long-running pattern of attacks on Fox, DuJan, and Kleinman that Orland Park Library board members and staff have engaged in to silence these whistle blowing critics and attended OPPL board meetings to address this board in person ourselves. To this day, this board continues to lash out at its critics and refuses to admit to its wrongdoings. That is a sadly all-too-familiar story in Illinois.
- "Orland Park Library's Bridget Bittman's Lawsuit Update – Dismissal Motion Granted," by John Kraft, Illinois Leaks, Edgar County Watchdogs, 1 June 2015.
- "Orland Park Library's Bridget Bittman's SLAPP Suit Latest Filings," by John Kraft, Illinois Leaks, Edgar County Watchdogs, 27 May 2015.
- "Orland Park Public Library Still Covering Up Child Porn…," by John Kraft, Illinois Leaks, Edgar County Watchdogs, 8 April 2015.
- "OPPL's Bridget Bittman's 'SLAPP' Lawsuit Update," by John Kraft, Illinois Leaks, Edgar County Watchdogs, 12 April 2015: "Kleinman is represented by a top gay rights attorney downtown (because Kleinman reported on Bittman making homophobic slurs in public last year)."
- "#NAA2015: Passionate Professionals, Powerful Stories," by Heidi Ham Hham365434, Storify, 24 March 2015.
- "Orland Park Public Library Still Covering Up Child Porn…," by John Kraft, Illinois Leaks, Edgar County Watchdogs, 8 March 2015.
- "Update on Bittman v. Fox et al – Orland Park Library," by John Kraft, Illinois Leaks, 22 February 2015.
- "Sexual Harassment of Librarians – Librarian Protection Bill Proposed," by John Kraft, Illinois Leaks, 22 February 2015.
- "ALA / Library Action," by Tiffany Leeper, Girls Against Porn and Human Trafficking, 15 January 2015.
- "Lazy Saturday Reads: No News But Bad News," by bostonboomer, Sky Dancing, 29 November 2014.
- "Community Fights Back Against Conservative Harassment: PJ Media Hack Sued for Slandering Community, Library in Ill.," by jovan, Aiken Area Progressive, 28 November 2014.
- "2014-10-21 = Crain's Chicago Business Reporter Caught in Subterfuge and Professional Dishonesty," by Megan Fox, YouTube, 24 October 2014.
- "Read 14 Great Banned & Censored Novels Free Online: For Banned Books Week 2014," by Josh Jones, Open Culture, 23 September 2014.
- "Banned Book Week 2014 Quote Pull," by Marianne Snow, Getting Critical with Children's Literature, 23 September 2014.
- "The WSJ is Wrong – Libraries Will Always Trump Kindle Unlimited," by Nate Hoffelder, The Digital Reader, 13 August 2014.
- "Child Abuse: Wake Up to the World's Growing Threat," by MC Richard Paglicawan, The DailyPedia, 4 July 2014.
- "Orland Park Public Library Scandal – Timeline of Events as of June 20, 2014," by John Kraft, Illinois Leaks, Edgar County Watchdogs, 22 June 2014.
- "Husband of Orland Park Library Employee Attacks Pregnant Mom," by John Kraft, Illinois Leaks, Edgar County Watchdogs, 20 June 2014.
- "OPPL's Hypocrisy in Denying Public the Right to Speak," by John Kraft, Illinois Leaks, Edgar County Watchdogs, 18 June 2014.
- "Klein, Thorpe, Jenkens Assists Client in Violating Civil Rights," by John Kraft, Illinois Leaks, Edgar County Watchdogs, 18 June 2014.
- "OPPL Censors Opposing Viewpoint at Meetings," by John Kraft, Illinois Leaks, Edgar County Watchdogs, 16 June 2014.
- "The Orland Park Public Library Child Porn Scandal (as of 6/7/14)," by Megan Fox, The Will County News, 9 June 2014.
- "Klein, Thorpe, & Jenkins: Orland Park Public Library Fight – Part 5," by John Kraft, Illinois Leaks, Edgar County Watchdogs, 28 May 2014.
- "Dan Kleinman Carried My Words to the ALA: What About Sex Trafficking Victims' Rights?," by Jacqueline Homan, Feminism–The Other "F" Word, 6 November 2013.
- "Texas Libraries Receive Money to Celebrate 'Muslim American' Culture with Muslim Journeys Programs," by Lou Ann Anderson, The Counter Jihad Report, 11 October 2013.
- "You Can’t Read That!," by Paul Woodford, Paul's Thing, 27 September 2013.
- "Muslim Journeys, Jihadists Recruiting Our Children, Alice Linahan Show -- 9.26.13," by Donna Garner, Lone Star Tea Party, 26 September 2013. Also at Red Hot Conservative and Education News.
- "You Can’t Read That!," by Paul Woodford, Paul's Thing, 7 September 2013.
- "Banned Book Week 2013," by Vivienne McNeny, The Sociable Homeschooler, 20 August 2013.
- "Breastfeeding Awareness And What Else," by Kelle Pressley, qcsupermom, 8 August 2013.
- "UPDATED: Whitehouse Bans Americans From Seeing Video of Obama's Thanks to Librarians For Agreeing to Sell Obamacare," by Jeffery Hardin, Jericho777's Blog, 23 July 2013.
- "UPDATED: Whitehouse Bans Americans From Seeing Video of Obama's Thanks to Librarians For Agreeing to Sell Obamacare," by Dick Gaines, DICK.GAINES.AMERICAN! @ Gunny G's… Since 1997, 23 July 2013.
- "UPDATED: Whitehouse Bans Americans From Seeing Video of Obama's Thanks to Librarians For Agreeing to Sell Obamacare," by Unnamed, News You May Have Missed, 22 July 2013.
- "UPDATED: Whitehouse Bans Americans From Seeing Video of Obama's Thanks to Librarians For Agreeing to Sell Obamacare," by a12iggymom, a12iggymom's Blog, 22 July 2013.
- "You Can't Read That!," by Paul Woodford, Daily Kos, 29 June 2013.
- "You Can’t Read That!," by Paul Woodford, Paul's Thing, 10 December 2012.
- "Standing For Something — Update," by mormonwomen, Mormon Women, 3 October 2012.
- "Victory," by Sister Adamson (Tiffani Adamson), A Small Moment of..., 19 September 2012, hyperlinks omitted:
Big supporters like Dan Klineman [sic] the watchdog of safelibraries.org and Dawn Hawkins from Pornharms.com have been contributing valuable information and news articles to our page in order to inform the public of similar library incidents that are happening all over our nation.
....
Nancy explained the revision to the policy which basically is that the computers will have filters on at all times and if a patron wants to have access to a site that they need unblocked for research purposes they will have to fill out a request form, including the website they want to view. The library will have 72 hours to respond. The librarians have every right to say no if someone want to access sexually explicit material. Patrons may also ask for certain sites to be blocked if they deem them inappropriate. - "Friday 4: A Crazy Week in Review," by Kelle Pressley, qcsupermom, 24 August 2012.
- "San Francisco Public Library Adopts 'Peep Show' Screens to Accommodate Porn Viewing," by Adult FYI, Adult FYI, 7 August 2012.
- "NCAC Pushes Porn on Libraries; Fifty Shades of Grey Propaganda: Brevard Buckles, Harford Holds," by EducationViews.org, Education News, 13 June 2012.
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- "America's Global Educational Reform: When the Rule of Law is Ignored and Privatization Overtakes Education," by stlgretchen, Missouri Education Watchdog, 28 April 2012.
- "I Just Owned This Man in Writing," by Hannah thenerdylioness, Tumblr, 18 April 2012.
- "Public Libraries Becoming More Than a Place To Do Research," by Russ Jones, ChristianPress, 22 March 2012:
Organizations like SafeLibraries.org educate people and politicians about who controls public libraries.
"Citizens should, not the American Library Association (ALA) should determine library policies," said executive director Dan Kleinman. "If your local library is applying ALA policy instead of local laws and policies, learn what can be done to reverse that." - "Would You Use a Gay Bathroom?," by millermedia, SodaHead, 7 March 2012.
- "ALA Admits Library Filters Work; Barbara Jones Bursts Her Own Breast Cancer Bubble," by EducationViews.org, Education News, 12 January 2012.
- "Grooming Tactics of a Convicted Molester," by Rosie, Memoir of a Redemptive Life, 14 January 2012.
- "George Soros Uses American Library Association to 'Educate' Americans Nationwide," by Pamela Geller, IsraelForum.com, 4 January 2012.
- "'Irrefutable Proof That the American Library Association [ALA], Has Become Terrorist Friendly, Child Unfriendly, Dishonest and Unethical'," by Hyscience, Hyscience, 4 January 2012.
- "George Soros Uses American Library Association to 'Educate' Americans Nationwide," by Pamela Geller, Conservatives For America, 4 January 2012.
- "Should People Be Allowed to Watch Porn In the Library?," by Amy Alkon, MND MensNewsDaily.com, 3 January 2012.
- "Mad Libs Part IV," by ladyliberty1885, From the Desk of Lady Liberty, 6 November 2011.
- "Unwinding the Abortion Debate in Young Adult Fiction," by Roxanna, Feminists for Choice, 3 November 2011:
[A] move fully supported by Dan Kleinman, a library watchdog who encourages concerned citizens to challenge any book they feel uncomfortable with in their local library and teaches his audience methods to oppose the American Library Association.
- "The 'Virtues' of Censorship, Pt. 3: Searching for 'Safe Libraries,'" by mjschneider, Catecinem, 20 October 2011.
- "Wyoming Libraries: Mud Flap Girl," by Lonnie Anderson, Lonnie Anderson, undated.
- "Banned Book Week: What's in YOUR Library?," by Tom McMillen-Oakley, Jesus Has Two Daddies, 29 September 2011.
- "BBW- Have You Ever Been Involved In a Banned Book or Challenged Book Situation?," by Kate, Eve's Fan Garden, 28 September 2011:
Dan Klieman [sic] of Safe Libraries takes a different, and important, view on the subject: "I advise communities that they are being intentionally misled by the American Library Association. Some communities react by purging the negative influence of the ALA. Indeed just this month I was quoted on the front page of USA Today saying essentially what Judith Krug of the ALA has already said. I said, “It is not a banning when some school decides to remove a book," says Dan Kleinman, who in 2004 started the website SafeLibraries.org. 'They are just following their selection policy.'". This point of view gives us some great food for thought about what it means to be banned and/or challenged.
- "BBW – Is There a Book That You Feel Doesn't Belong On the BB List?," by Donna, Eve's Fan Garden, 27 September 2011:
Dan Kleinman of SafeLibraries brought up an interesting point. He challenged us to think about the difference between school selection and banning a book. Do schools/school districts/librarians have a duty or right to review a book for age-appropriateness and remove a book from the school library if they deem it doesn’t belong there? His articles and comments made me think about everything from a little different perspective.
- "American Library Association Promoting Homosexual Agenda," by The Rick & Becky Show, The Rick & Becky Show, 26 September 2011.
- "Library's Banned Books Week a Homosexual Smokescreen," by Ginny Maziarka, Wissup = Wisconsin Speaks Up, 26 September 2011.
- "Somebody Fire That Fuckin Penguin," by Mitch Sullivan, Cataclyst, 26 September 2011.
- "The Trouble of Simple Slogans Versus Complex Realities," by Silveradept, Nonsensical Ravings of Finely Tuned Insanity, 18 September 2011.
- "Is the ALA Harmful to Minors?," Safe Library Project, 6 September 2011.
- "Stacy Sutphen – Raising Awareness: Learn about Erin’s Law," by Stacy Sutphen, Wish I Didn't Know, 11 September 2011:
Parents, Baby sitters, Care Givers, Nanny’s and Guardians… please accompany young children when using public bathrooms (Please see child raped in Library bathroom. One of many stories)
- "They Are Sexualizing Our Children," by West Jersey Tea Party media chairman, PhillyBurbs.com, 7 September 2011.
- "Banned Books Week Propaganda Exposed," by Editor, Champion News, 2 September 2011.
- "Ban This!," by Nicole, WORD for Teens, 1 September 2011.
- "Good Books for Teen Boys," by Wendy, Good Books for Young Souls, 18 July 2011.
- "SafeLibraries: Thomas Sowell on Banned Books Week - BBW is 'Shameless Propaganda ... Now Institutionalized With a Week of Its Own,'" by Hannah H., Slumblog Millionaire, 8 July 2011.
- "The Truth About Filtering Porn in Your Local Library," by Ginny Maziarka, Wissup = Wisconsin Speaks Up, 29 June 2011.
- "E.L.O. Limericks!," by Robert Porter, Jeff Lynne Song Database, June 2011, poem by Dan Kleinman:
There once was a bloke named Jeff Lynne,
Whose fans were always a-grin.
They waited forever,
For Jeff, who's quite clever,
To write a great opus again. - "Local News," by Lisa, Hudson Valley Patriots, 9 May 2011, hyperlink enhanced.
LOCAL NEWS:
Please read this account – it is, let's just say, very important: http://safelibraries.blogspot.com/2011/05/school-bullies-girl-to-promote.html - "April Miscellanea (Part Two)," by Maggie McNeill, The Honest Courtesan, 17 April 2011.
- "Americans Have a First Amendment Right to Watch Porn at the Library," by Annie Scudder, Eco News Bits, 13 April 2011.
- "Americans Have a First Amendment Right to Watch Porn at the Library," by Annie Gabillet, Popsugar Love & Sex, 13 April 2011 (hyperlink omitted):
Parents beware! Danger may be lurking at your local public library. SafeLibraries.org tells the LA Times that libraries aren't doing enough to protect kids from inadvertently viewing pornography.
- "Wausau Library Censors Movie - Defies ALA Policy," by Ginny Maziarka, Wissup = Wisconsin Speaks Up, 1 April 2011.
- "YA Lit: The Crossover," by , Crasstalk, 18 March 2011.
- "American Library Association Supports Muslim Brotherhood-linked CAIR Against Rep King’s Counter Terror Hearings," by Education News, Education News, 10 March 2011.
- "American Library Assoc Caves to Jihadists," by Jason Benjamin Paz, Israel and Beyond, 10 March 2011.
- "Controversies Regarding Looking for Alaska," by Jen, The Library, 13 February 2011.
- "Deep Throat in the Public Library," by Ginny Maziarka, Wissup = Wisconsin Speaks Up, 9 February 2011.
- "SafeLibraries.org and its SEVERE STUPIDITY!," by MichaelTheManiac, Michael the Maniac!, 1 February 2011.
- "Concerning 'Young Adults,'" by Isabella, The Literary Spell, 18 January 2011.
- "Attempts to Ban Books in K-12 on the Rise," by Dr. M. G. Saldivar, The Education Blog, 1 December 2010.
- "Parents Challenge Books in Schools & Libraries," by
- "The Community: The Stonewall Children's and Young Adult Literature Award," by Britt Foster, Library Moth, 1 November 2010.
- "The Ugly Side of Censorship," by Tori, Book Faery, 6 October 2010.
- "Banned Books Week: Looking for Alaska," Katie, whatchYAreading?, 30 September 2010.
- "Banned Books Week - What You Can Do!," by Marya Jansen-Gruber, TTLG; Through the Looking Glass Children's Book Reviews, 27 September 2010.
- "Review: An Abundance of Katherines by John Green," by Mary, The Book Swarm, 26 September 2010.
- "Doors Open Wide to Confirm Unsafe West Bend Library," by Ginny Maziarka, Wissup = Wisconsin Speaks Up, 27 August 2010.
- "Book Review: Looking for Alaska, by John Green," by Sarah Mae Lennox, Sarah Mae Survives, 11 June 2010.
- "Easley Residents Shocked to Discover Gay Cruising in Public Restrooms," by Rob Taylor, Greenville Dragnet, 28 May 2010.
- "Library Parking Lot Looks Like.....Books!," by Ginny Maziarka, Wissup = Wisconsin Speaks Up, 23 February 2010.
- "Censorship - a Bunch of 'Non Cense,'" by Ginny Maziarka, Wissup = Wisconsin Speaks Up, 21 January 2010.
- "ALA Chills Free Exercise of Democracy by Publicly Attacking Mom and Pop Groups Who Dare to Oppose ALA Influence That Endangers Children," by Chris, New Basement Tapes, 19 January 2010.
- "I'm Back," by Erin Anderson, The Modern Mrs., 14 December 2009.
- "Schlafly Denounced ALA's Banned Books Week - Calls it 'Bullying,'" by Ginny Maziarka, Wissup = Wisconsin Speaks Up, 7 December 2009.
- "NCAC Loses Credibility - Supports PORN," by Ginny Maziarka, Wissup = Wisconsin Speaks Up, 12 November 2009.
- "SafeLibraries: But... Monkey in Cheshire, CT; Selection Policy Needs Amendment; Library Director Ramona Harten Says Her Own Authority Trumps All," by , Chasing Justice, 21 October 2009.

- "Banned, Censored, Challenged: The Handmaid's Tale," by Sharazad, The Dangerous Pages Review, 30 September 2009.
- "Banned Book Week: September 26 – October 3," by Madeline Kental, Madeline's YA Book Review, 29 September 2009.
- "Do These Lederhosen Make Me Look Fat?," by Beth, Nutwood Junction, 28 September 2009.
- "Censure Contre la Diversité," by Samuel Christian Gilbert, D.ieu Nous Aime..., 9 September 2009.
- "Un Livre sur Deux Papas Pingouins Gays Déchaîne les Passions aux Etats-Unis," by Unnamed, Entr-Elles, 7 September 2009.
- "Honest Scrap Award," by Ginny Maziarka, Wissup = Wisconsin Speaks Up, 25 August 2009.
- "Kewaskum Librarian Turns Back on ALA, 'Censors' Books? Movies?," by Ginny Maziarka, Wissup = Wisconsin Speaks Up, 20 August 2009.
- "MA Library Director Getting Away with Murder - Child Porn Brought to Forefront," by Ginny Maziarka, Wissup = Wisconsin Speaks Up, 22 July 2009.
- "Timeline of the West Bend Public Library Controversy," by Dan Kleinman and Ginny Maziarka, West Bend Timeline, 22 June 2009. See also "Timeline Outlines Hijacking of West Bend Library," by Ginny Maziarka, Wissup = Wisconsin Speaks Up, 19 August 2010.
- "Ex-husband of Library Board President Disagrees with Organizations that Help to Protect Children," by Ginny Maziarka, Wissup = Wisconsin Speaks Up, 7 June 2009.
- "West Bend Library Board - Lies, Anger, and Vengeance," by Ginny Maziarka, Wissup = Wisconsin Speaks Up, 2 June 2009.
- "SafeLibraries Applauds West Bend City Council," by Ginny Maziarka, Wissup = Wisconsin Speaks Up, 19 May 2009.
- "ALA/OIF Makes Fools of Themselves," by Ginny Maziarka, Wissup = Wisconsin Speaks Up, 2 May 2009.
- "UWM Pokes Nose into West Bend's Issues," by Ginny Maziarka, Wissup = Wisconsin Speaks Up, 18 April 2009.
- "Links to Websites Concerning WB Library Issue...," by Ginny Maziarka, Wissup = Wisconsin Speaks Up, 16 March 2009.
- "Got My Rant On: Follow-Up," by Lori Hahn, Hahn at Home, 6 March 2009.
- "Area Teens Sneak into University Library and View Porn," by SafeLibraries, LISNews, 4 March 2009.
- "Thank You," by Laura Kostial, Know Your Library, 27 February 2009.
- "Library Hogwash," by Phil, Brandywine Books, 1 October 2008.
- "ALA Senior Council Members Plan Effort to Resist Community Control Over Library in a Public Emails," by Laura Kostial, Know Your Library, circa September 2008.
- "What We Have To Look Forward To If McCain/Palin Win the Election," by WillyK, Show Me Progress, 4 September 2008.
- "The Ludington Librarian," by Jim Macdonald, Making Light, 15 August 2008.
- "I Do Not Think That Award Means What You Think It Means," by Carlie Webber, Librarilly Blonde, 12 May 2008.
- "SafeLibraries Response to Internet Filtering on Library Computers; An Overview by Frank Versagi," by Dan Kleinman, Versagi Voice [Royal Oak, MI], 12 March 2008.
- "Internet Filtering on Library Computers; An Overview," by Frank Versagi, Versagi Voice [Royal Oak, MI], 12 March 2008.
- "Library Crime in Royal Oak, MI and the Media," by Dan Kleinman, Royal Oak Daily Tribune, 3 March 2008. [Not available online - so this is the original letter I sent to the editor.]
- "Finish Your Webquest and Start Your Research…," by Ms. Ingrassia, Ms. Ingrassia's KHHS Classes, 2 March 2008.
- "Library Filtering Legislation Needed," by Dan Kleinman, Illinois Family Institute, 23 February 2008.
- "Radical Militant Librarian in Training…Apparently," by Twitersong, Twitersong's Blog, 18 December 2007.
- "Book Banning Efforts Bring on Title Fights," by Stevenson Swanson of Chicago Tribune, The James Logan Courier, 3 October 2007.
- "'Banned Books' or Planned Deception?," by Arlene Sawicki, Illinois Family Institute, 1 October 2007.
- "More Inappropriate Material for Oak Lawn Children," by Dan Kleinman, Illinois Family Institute, 21 August 2007.
- "Good News/Bad News," by Dan L, Illinoize, 23 June 2007. NOTE: THE AUTHOR MOCKS THE DEATH OF A MEMBER OF SAFELIBRARIES.
- "Local Control for Libraries? Who Are You Kidding?," by Dan Kleinman, Illinois Family Institute, 29 May 2007.
- "Libraries Stand on Principle… Unless Money is Involved," by C. J. Summers, The Peoria Chronicle, 14 May 2007.
- "Open Letter to Illinois Legislators RE: HB 1727 and ILA Misinformation," by Dan Kleinman, Illinois Family Institute, 10 May 2007.
- "Open Letter to Lawmakers Regarding Library Internet Filters," by Dan Kleinman, Illinois Family Institute, 13 March 2007.
- "SafeLibraries.Org," by Bond, Right This Way, Please, 4 March 2007.
- "ALA Says Children and Playboy Magazine Perfect Together," by Dan Kleinman, Illinois Family Institute, 24 January 2007.
- "Daily Southtown Suggests Public is "Irrelevant" on Playboy in the Library," by David E. Smith, Illinois Family Institute, 7 November 2005.
- "Oak Lawn Public Library Patrons Say "No" to Playboy Magazine," by SafeLibraries.org, Illinois Family Institute, 30 September 2005.
- "Why Does the Safe Libraries Guy Suck So Much??," by Unnamed, Library Wardrobe, 8 June 2015.
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- "Supreme Court: Appeals To Children Unlawful; Politicians, Drug War Jeopardized," by Travis Cobb, Spooftimes.com, 4 July 2011.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a landmark decision by the United States Supreme Court, by a vote of 5-4, it is unlawful to make public appeals to children’s interest or child safety without evidence.
The ruling was the result of the National Youth Cooperative v. U.S. case. Minors of varying ages were outraged by the numerous appeals to their welfare made by politicians and parent groups without first consulting them, leading children to seek legal counsel and file numerous lawsuits.
....The courts ruling has also affected many parent groups and censorship organizations as well. SafeLibraries.org says that “without the ability to use children to ban books and achieve our agenda, we feel like our freedom of speech is being taken from us.”
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