Five Technically Legal Signs for Your Library
PATRIOT Act awareness materials from librarian.net.

When FBI Calls, Librarians Can't Say 'Shhh'
Short report on the FBI seeking access to library patrons' records. [Sauk Valley Newspapers]

Big Brother at the Library
Reviews librarians' concerns with the gag order provision in the act. [Buffalo News]

USA Patriot Act: Librarians Keep Quiet
The ACLU is seeking a librarian willing to violate the act's gag order. [Newsweek]

Effects of the Patriot Act on Librarians
Slashdot article and discussion about the gag orders for FBI library investigations.

Library Records Post-Patriot Act
A chart of changed legal authorities, by Law Library Resource Xchange.

Big John Wants Your Reading List
Reviews the Patriot Act's rules for the FBI obtaining records from bookstores and libraries. [The Village Voice]

The USA PATRIOT Act and Patron Privacy on Library Internet Terminals
Questions and answers provided by a library law consultant for Law Library Resource Xchange.

FBI's Reading List Worries Librarians
"At New York City's Queens Borough Public Library, director Gary Strong is an uneasy draftee on the front line of the war on terrorism." [USA Today]

Librarians Receive Advice on Law and Reader Privacy
Report on a library teleconference about dealing with new legislation. [NY Times]

And Librarians get Recruited to Spy
Editorial on the Patriot Act's library provisions. [Detroit Free Press]

Privacy and Security: A Librarian's Dilemma
Editorial about library privacy laws. [San Francisco Chronicle]

USA Patriot Act Infiltrates Western
Information on the act and library records. [The Western Front]

Library Officials to Mull Privacy
Librarians' concerns about the Patriot Act and privacy. [The Valley Independent]

Patriot Act Prompts Library to Draft Privacy Policy
Report from the Boise State University library. [Arbiter Online]

Librarians and Their Lawyers Scout Patriot Act's Privacy Rules
Review of issues. [New Jersey Law Journal]

The Patriot Act and the First Amendment
Statement of concern from the Freedom to Read Committee of the Association of American Publishers.

New Act Unpopular with Area Librarians
"Local library officials are concerned the new U.S. Patriot Act may infringe on library patrons' right to privacy." [Libertyville Review]

Libraries Fear Loss of Privacy as FBI Searches for Terrorists
"Since the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks, librarians across America have been waging their own struggle against what they regard as an attack on sacred ground: government intrusion into their patrons' reading records." [The Toledo Blade]

Libraries Seek Guidance on Patriot Act
Community discussion on the federal law. [Elk Grove Times]

Library Restrictions Borrow from Colonial-Era Abuses
Editorial comparing the colonial British suppression of media with the FBI's current powers to spy on readers. [USA Today]

Privacy Piracy: Warning Signs to be Posted at Libraries
"Signs to be posted at library branches in Santa Cruz County and on the library Web site will inform people that records of books and other materials borrowed from the library may be obtained by federal agents." [Santa Cruz Sentinel]

Librarians as FBI Extension Agents
Comments on the Patriot Act's Section 215. [CounterPunch]

Sanders Attempts to Soften USAPA
Information on Rep. Bernard Sanders proposed Freedom to Read Protection Act. [Brattleboro Reformer]

The Readers' Rights Project
Information and resources on the Partiot Act and library surveillance. From the Center for Cognitive Liberty and Ethics.

EPIC USA PATRIOT Act Page
Information overview and news updates from the Electronic Privacy Information Center.

Libraries Warning Patrons: Federal Government may be Spying on You
Reviews warning signs at libraries about the Patriot Act. [Chicago Tribune]

Librarians Use Shredder to Show Opposition to New F.B.I. Powers
Libraries destroy patron records to preserve privacy. [NY Times]

Libraries Learn how to Protect Patrons from Patriot Act
Report from a New Jersey Library Association about government laws and library privacy. [The Star-Ledger]

Defending the Right Right to Read
Bookstores and libraries are taking steps to protect their clients from what they say is a dangerously snooping government. [ABC News]

Checking What You Check Out
Librarians unite against government's new ability to peek at what you read. [Time Magazine]

Library Patron Privacy and The USA Patriot Act
Annotated bibliography and review of research.

Librarians Heroes in War to Save Freedom
Commentary on "a battle to preserve Americans' freedoms." [Seattle Post-Intelligencer]

PATRIOTS, ACT
Information article by Jessamyn West on the Patriot Act.

Pulling FBI's Nose Out of Your Books
Commentary by United States Representative Bernie Sanders, in favor of the Freedom to Read Protection Act. [Los Angeles Times]

Sara Paretsky: What's New
Transcript of a speech commenting on the Patriot Act's police powers.

Ashcroft Defends Search of Library Records
"Attorney General John Ashcroft defended the Justice Department's search of library records under the USA Patriot Act, telling lawmakers the process safeguards individual privacy." [Federal Computer Week]

Freedom to Read / Big Brother Out of Our Libraries
Opinion piece against the act, concluding that "we run the risk of letting the terrorists claim victory by allowing their attacks to chip away at our constitutional rights." [San Francisco Chronicle]

Literary Groups Decry Patriot Act as Invasion of Privacy
Report on resistance to the Patriot Act. [The Boston Globe]

Online NewsHour: Libraries and Liberties
Transcript of a report on libraries and the Patriot Act. [PBS]

Library Thwarts Patriot Act Snooping
Coverage and discussion of Boulder Public Library patrons' records being purged. [The Denver Post]

Librarians are on Front Lines Against Easier Access to Records
"The public library in Boulder, the home of the University of Colorado, has adopted one of the country's most aggressive policies to keep circulation records private." [The Boston Globe]

Liberty in the Balance: Librarians Step Up
Covers new library procedures and policies regarding requests from authorities, with some analysis. [The Sacramento Bee]

Librarians Step Up
Interviews with library workers about procedures for dealing with requests from authorities. [The Modesto Bee]

Subversive Reading
Comments a face-off between the American Library Association and Attorney General John Ashcroft. [New York Times Magazine]

Some State Libraries Purging Records
"The Wisconsin Library Association has warned libraries about the new federal Patriot Act, leading some to purge circulation records to protect privacy, and others to begin warning patrons about the law's effects." [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]

Why the Patriot Act Worries Booksellers
Opinion piece by the owner of the Harvard Book Store. [The Boston Globe]

Reader Beware: Patriot Act Riles An Unlikely Group: Nation's Librarians
Reviews librarians protesting the Act. [The Wall Street Journal]

Not in the Library!
Commentary on an FBI presence in a public library. [Metro Pulse]

Reader Privacy
Details the impact of Section 215 of the USA Patriot Act on reader privacy, and provides methods to protest to Congress plus an on-line petition.

Librarians Make Some Noise Over Patriot Act
"Concerns about privacy prompt some to warn patrons, destroy records of book and computer use." [Washington Post]

No, YOU Check THIS Out: Librarians Respond To The USA PATRIOT Act
Summary essay by Jessamyn West on librarians' response to the act.

The USA PATRIOT Act
Three librarians examine the act and how you librarians can protect patron privacy without breaking the law. [Library Journal]

ALA Council: Patriot Act a Danger
Report on a resolution passed against the act. [Library Journal]

Patriot Act Foes Say Tide Now Turning in Their Direction
Reviews legislation and lawsuits challenging the Patriot Act library provisions. [Publishers Weekly]