Be clear the purpose of this is to provide space to be heard anonymously on this topic.
I realize I have detractors who will be very vocal precisely to stop people from reporting on this topic. The less is known the better for those who cause the problem in the first place. So to email me you'll first have to get over the fake news about me.
Recently a prominent librarian trainer said about me, after I suggested he raise the issue of sexual harassment at the ALA Midwinter meeting #alamw19, that I was "a dumpster fire of a human being" and I have "shitty behavior because [I'm] a bad person." "You don't care about the issues you raise. You only care giving your otherwise meaningless and pathetic life some kind of meaning." This is the kind of headwind you'll have to set aside should you decide to contact me with your stories no one else will hear but for me.
Linda Zec |
- "ALA Ignores Sexual Harassment of Librarians; Librarian Says #TimesUp"
- "Sexual Harassment of Librarians Never Happens; Child Pornography is Intellectual Freedom"
I'll take your reports and publish them here at "Sexual Harassment of Librarians" for all to see, all while maintaining your security and confidentiality. Publishing these stories will effect positive change. On the other hand, ALA says, almost literally, "nothing to see here, move along."
"If you don't like it leave." |
Several librarians have been told if they don't like working in a sexually hostile environment caused by unfiltered computers made possible by OIF policy guidance, then don't let the door hit them on the behind on the way out. My first ever post on this publication four years ago to this month was about exactly one of those situations. See and hear in her own words:
That library employee took eight years to get over her fear of her library director who followed OIF advice. I'm hoping my secure/confidential platform will eliminate the fear completely. (And it's my reporting solid evidence like that video that makes me so hated by those in OIF—and loved by librarians who support me silently.)
My coauthor Kevin DuJan and I are working on a research project documenting sexual harassment of librarians and what can be done to correct this problem. Mr. DuJan is a gay researcher and author who studied the ALA's abuses and wrote about it in "SHUT UP!: The Bizarre War that One Public Library Waged Against the First Amendment," after he was attacked by the library for being a "fag" and so on because he exposed crime at a public library, which led to Linda Zec finally coming forward after eight years to describe her sexual harassment ordeal and how her management following OIF guidance treated her.
Librarians even attack other librarians (besides myself) who dare try to spread the word about the harm being done. See:
So set aside the naysayers and I'll anonymously publish here what you send me at SafeLibraries@pm.me. It may even be used in our book. Times up should mean times up, not let it slide because we're afraid of ALA OIF who tells us our patrons should be allowed unfiltered Internet access and working in a sexually hostile environment is just part of the job.
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