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Removing Books From Libraries Often Takes Debate. But There’s a Quieter Way. (www.nytimes.com)

submitted 6 days ago by CyberpunkLibrarian@lemmy.ml to c/libraries

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Here's an archive.is link for those who need it.

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[–] activistPnk@slrpnk.net 4 points 4 days ago

archive.is is in a walled-garden of its own. For a while the best way to reach NY times content was on their onion host:

https://www.nytimesn7cgmftshazwhfgzm37qxb44r64ytbb2dj3x62d2lljsciiyd.onion/

but now they have enshitified the onion. Normally archive.org is the free world way to reach jailed content. But today archive.org is under attack.

The next best port of call is normally 12ft.io, but NYT has managed to sabotage them too. At this point the only just, egalitarian and inclusive way to discuss NYT content is to either copy the NY Times text into your post, or don’t share that content at all.

[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 9 points 6 days ago (2 children)

TLDR: people are damaging books they want removed from the library. These books are pulled from circulation as part of a process called “weeding”.

But when books are weeded, a fresh copy is ordered to replace it. So this vandalism isn’t really accomplishing anything.

[–] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

If the same books are constantly getting destroyed, the library may consider no longer replacing them in order to avoid the cost.

[–] sukhmel@programming.dev 2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Might work with books copies of which can no longer be obtained. Besides, vandalism as a vigilantism looks pretty poor stance to me

Edit: now that I gave it more thought, vandalism is sometimes the only way to express oppressed views. But I am against specifically secretly damaging communal books

[–] Amphobet@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 6 days ago

Oh, cyberpunk librarian. Nice podcast, listened to about 10 eps so far.