Complaints, agitation and resistance: Managing the targeting of LGBTQ+ materials in public libraries
Journal of Librarianship and Information Science
Published online on September 07, 2025
Abstract
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In 2023, Irish public libraries experienced a surge in agitation, disruption, and complaints targeting LGBTQ+ materials and programming, driven by a small but coordinated network of agitators. This article investigates the impact of these reactionary ...
In 2023, Irish public libraries experienced a surge in agitation, disruption, and complaints targeting LGBTQ+ materials and programming, driven by a small but coordinated network of agitators. This article investigates the impact of these reactionary ...