A Love Letter to Libraries in Our Darkest Hour: An Introduction to a Special Issue of The Political Librarian, “The 2024 Election and the Future of Libraries”
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Values. A set of universalizing concepts that were once so much a given in that it nearly felt provincial to discuss them within librarianship; of course, we all supported access, inclusion, and the freedom to read; of course, the American public “ just loved libraries” and would support our work. And yet, here we are—our pretense of shared values has been shaken to its core, and the foundations of librarianship are crumbling beneath our feet.
DOI: 10.7936/pollib.9018
Authors: Allison Jennings-Roche, Paul T. Jaeger
Institutions: University of Baltimore, University of Maryland, College Park
Language: English
Subfield: Library and Information Sciences
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W6940811102