Patriot Act

http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,12271,1510892,00.html#article_continue

This was an interesting article that discussed some of the ways that the Patriot Act is affecting libraries and the privacy of their patrons. It describes a case in which a patron checked out a book on Osama Bin Laden, found a disturbing note written in the margin, and then went to the FBI to report it. The FBI of course demanded circulation records from the library, but the library refused beginning a legal battle. This one example illustrates that the Patriot Act will continue to be an important and divisive issue in our nation's libraries.