Alarm as Tennessee libraries shut down for Republican 'book purge'

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27. I've worked in libraries for more than a decade.

This would go against everything library administration, librarians and most library boards would do. During Dubya's administration after 9/11 they also targeted libraries, wanting to send the authorities in to ask for patrons' check-out records. Most librarians would just not comply. I once had to deal with some old geezer who objected to us having the DVD "The Vagina Monologues" out in the new releases section in the lobby. He thought I would just say, "OK. I'll put it back here behind the circ desk under the counter and people can ask for it." That's not the answer I gave. I did think I was very tactful in how I said no. What I wanted to say wasn't very professional.