Many public librarians are being forced to quit over concerns about their safety.
Churchill has worked in the library profession for 20 years. She said those are questions and concerns her family has now about her safety at work.this spring for refusing to remove a book about gender identity from the library’s collection. She said the whole experience brought a mixture of support and backlash.“It also brought a lot of negative attention on me.
I did get calls threatening me and letters threatening me,” Churchill said. “And you know, having a place to put all that is difficult too.”“We’re seeing library staff resign or be fired in the wake of these kinds of threats and escalation,” said Maria McCauley, immediate past president of the“This is unacceptable. It is an issue that affects people’s mental health. And staff should not fear for their lives for doing their jobs.
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