Judith Krug
Overview
Judith Fingeret Krug was an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 librarian
Librarian
A librarian is an information professional trained in library and information science, which is the organization and management of information services or materials for those with information needs...

 and anti-censorship
Censorship
thumb|[[Book burning]] following the [[1973 Chilean coup d'état|1973 coup]] that installed the [[Military government of Chile |Pinochet regime]] in Chile...

 activist. She was appointed as the Director of the American Library Association
American Library Association
The American Library Association is a non-profit organization based in the United States that promotes libraries and library education internationally. It is the oldest and largest library association in the world, with more than 62,000 members....

's Office for Intellectual Freedom in 1967 and Executive Director of the Freedom to Read Foundation in 1969. She cofounded Banned Books Week
Banned Books Week
Banned Books Week is an annual awareness campaign that celebrates the freedom to read, draws attention to banned and challenged books, and highlights persecuted individuals...

 in 1982.

Judith Krug held positions in various Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...

 libraries-including Reference Librarian at the John Crerar Library and Head Cataloguer at the Northwestern University Dental School
Northwestern University Dental School
The Northwestern University Dental School closed in 2001, 107 years after opening in 1894. Its first dean was Greene Vardiman Black....

 Library.
Quotations

Many libraries are digging in their heels and saying, "We are not going to add filtering mechanisms."

"A Library That Would Rather Block Than Offend" by Pamela Mendels, The New York Times (1997-01-18)

We want to provide as much information as we can, and say to our users: "It is all here. You make the choice."

"A Library That Would Rather Block Than Offend" by Pamela Mendels, The New York Times (1997-01-18)

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.

"A Library That Would Rather Block Than Offend," by Pamela Mendels, The New York Times (1997-01-18)

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.

"Easy Access?" by Spencer Michels, The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer (1997-08-07)

 
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