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By a vote of 303 - 121, the House of Representatives today passed a version of the USA FREEDOM Act (H.R. 3361) intended to end the "dragnet"-style collection of Americans' phone records, but many acknowledged did not go far enough to protect citizens' privacy.
The “USA FREEDOM Act” (H.R. 3361) is now poised for a vote by the full House of Representatives on or about Wednesday, May 20th, barely two weeks since a deal was struck by their Chairmen to spring a new version from the House Judiciary and Intelligence Committees.
While the bill in its current form doesn’t provide all of the privacy protections backed by ALA and its coalition partners, ALA will continue to work with them and Congressional leadership to improve H.R. 3361 over the next few weeks as it moves forward in the House, and through the summer in the Senate.
To highlight the importance of Cinnaminson’s branch library, consider our usage statistics for 2012. More than 127,000 patrons visited our branch, and there were 239,000 checkouts, 41,000 reference inquiries, and more than 30,000 uses of library computers (logging more than 26,000 hours). This reveals how our library is a vital community feature.
More than just books, our library provides services to seniors and residents on fixed incomes, as well as those searching for work. There are extensive DVD and tape sections, reference materials and databases. Computer access is made available to those who may not have systems at their personal disposal. There are also children’s programs, book club events, and Friends of the Library activities. In countless ways, our library improves the quality of life for the Cinnaminson community.
What does this mean for library values? A recent Library Journal article states, 'Our primary role is to champion the rights of access for our users.' I’d like to challenge that statement. Access is one of the core values of librarianship, but we have others. Privacy. Sharing. Preservation. Paper books can serve all those values simultaneously. Ebooks bring them into tension. Let’s talk about that.
Andromeda Yelton, eBooks Choices and the Soul of Librarianship | LJ's Digital Shift.