Pamela Lieber

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  Pamela commented on the petition | 7 months ago

  Tell California Lawmakers: It Should Be Harder to Privatize Our Public Libraries

  As a librarian who knows the value of library education, I am disappointed in the devaluing of the MLIS degree.

  In the new information economy, information specialists are vital to support and educate the public. Public libraries are a public service, and provide one of the highest return on tax dollar investment of any public service.

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  Pamela signed the petition | 7 months ago

  Tell California Lawmakers: It Should Be Harder to Privatize Our Public Libraries
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  Pamela signed the petition | 9 months ago

  Free Saudi Women Drivers Immediately!
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  Pamela signed the petition | 10 months ago

  Tell HarperCollins: Limited Checkouts on eBooks is Wrong for Libraries
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  Pamela commented on the petition | 10 months ago

  Tell HarperCollins: Limited Checkouts on eBooks is Wrong for Libraries

  As a librarian and an avid reader of e-books I value the free flow of knowledge to those who don't have as much money as I do.

  I understand the motivations of publishers to find new ways of doing business in the new e-economy, but reducing the community opportunities offered by public libraries is not the way to generate good will.

  I support a boycott of any company that takes advantage of the public taxpayer (who are the funders of libraries). That is essentially what self-distructing e-book library editions do.

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  Pamela commented on the article | almost 3 years ago

  Is Homophobia More Prevalent than Racism?

  Wow, flame on!  
  Comparing discrimination is never helpful. Discrimination is bad period! The causes of all types of discrimination is are similar feelings of fear and intimidation.
  I'm many things- female, queer, disabled, white, jewish ...., but the most important is that I'm a human being.
  I frankly couldn't work and live in the Bronx, New York City if I was overly identified with any one aspect of myself. I let my own life and compassion speak back to prejudice and power. That's real 'soft power'. 

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  Pamela commented on the article | almost 3 years ago

  More Than Breasts and Babies

  As a woman who  has Turner Syndrome, I particularly see this. I get constant mailers about 'reproductive' health, when all I want is basic gynecological care. But 'making babies' for the more wealthy is where the money is. It's always about the money. Money = research dollars.