“If there’s one word associated with libraries and librarians by the general public, it is probably ‘silence’. Libraries are traditionally thought of as silent reflective places; librarians are supposed to monitor noise levels and ‘sssshhhh’ appropriately.

But have we, as a profession and as a sector, internalised these messages too much? Do we silence ourselves when we should be speaking out …?”

https://www.uksg.org/newsletter/uksg-enews-532/libraries-silence-and-social-justice-why-finding-our-voice-and-being

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