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Well goddamn
Feb. 6th, 2024 09:55 amI wish I had an article to link to, but this is super recent, so here goes me doing my best not to talk out of my ass:
Effective immediately as of this (Tuesday, February 6) morning, all fliers, social media content, and newsletters posted by the individual branches of the Free Library of Philadelphia system must be approved by the Mayor’s Office. This approval needs to go through three separate people: one in the FLP Communications Office, one in the Office of Children and Families, and one in the Mayor's Office. Once the content meets approval, notification of that approval needs to travel once more back down the chain.
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ETA 2: The Mayor's Office rolled back the policy just this afternoon, a day later (Wednesday, February 7). I think the moral of the story might be "don't fuck with librarians."
Effective immediately as of this (Tuesday, February 6) morning, all fliers, social media content, and newsletters posted by the individual branches of the Free Library of Philadelphia system must be approved by the Mayor’s Office. This approval needs to go through three separate people: one in the FLP Communications Office, one in the Office of Children and Families, and one in the Mayor's Office. Once the content meets approval, notification of that approval needs to travel once more back down the chain.
( Read more... )
ETA 2: The Mayor's Office rolled back the policy just this afternoon, a day later (Wednesday, February 7). I think the moral of the story might be "don't fuck with librarians."
