librarian
and anti-censorship
activist. She was appointed as the Director of the American Library Association
's Office for Intellectual Freedom in 1967 and Executive Director of the Freedom to Read Foundation in 1969. She cofounded Banned Books Week
in 1982.
Judith Krug held positions in various Chicago
libraries-including Reference Librarian at the John Crerar Library and Head Cataloguer at the Northwestern University Dental School
Library.
Many libraries are digging in their heels and saying, "We are not going to add filtering mechanisms."
We want to provide as much information as we can, and say to our users: "It is all here. You make the choice."
I have a real problem when people say, "Well I walked by and you should have seen what was on the computer screen." Well, don't look, sweetie. It's none of your business. Avert your eyes.
Material that might be illegal is such a minuscule part of what is available that we have to remember — and I mean not only librarians but everybody has to remember not to let it overshadow the incredible wealth of information that is available in this medium.