- EPIC USA PATRIOT Act Page - Information overview and news updates from the Electronic Privacy Information Center.
- Five Technically Legal Signs for Your Library - PATRIOT Act awareness materials from librarian.net.
- Reader Privacy - Details the impact of Section 215 of the USA Patriot Act on reader privacy, and provides methods to protest to Congress plus an on-line petition.
- Sara Paretsky: What's New - Transcript of a speech commenting on the Patriot Act's police powers.
- The Patriot Act and the First Amendment - Statement of concern from the Freedom to Read Committee of the Association of American Publishers.
- The Readers' Rights Project - Information and resources on the Partiot Act and library surveillance. From the Center for Cognitive Liberty and Ethics.
- The USA PATRIOT Act and Patron Privacy on Library Internet Terminals - Annotated bibliography and review of research.
Media publications
- ALA Council: Patriot Act a Danger - Report on a resolution passed against the act. [Library Journal] (Published 2003.02.03)
- And Librarians get Recruited to Spy - Editorial on the Patriot Act's library provisions. [Detroit Free Press] (Published 2003.01.19)
- Big Brother at the Library - Reviews librarians' concerns with the gag order provision in the act. [Buffalo News] (Published 2002.11.11)
- Big John Wants Your Reading List - Reviews the Patriot Act's rules for the FBI obtaining records from bookstores and libraries. [The Village Voice] (Published 2002.02.22)
- Checking What You Check Out - Librarians unite against government's new ability to peek at what you read. [Time Magazine] (Published 2003.05.05)
- Defending the Right Right to Read - Bookstores and libraries are taking steps to protect their clients from what they say is a dangerously snooping government. [ABC News] (Published 2003.04.24)
- Effects of the Patriot Act on Librarians - Slashdot article and discussion about the gag orders for FBI library investigations. (Published 2002.09.20)
- FBI's Reading List Worries Librarians - "At New York City's Queens Borough Public Library, director Gary Strong is an uneasy draftee on the front line of the war on terrorism." [USA Today] (Published 2002.12.16)
- Freedom to Read / Big Brother Out of Our Libraries - Opinion piece against the act, concluding that "we run the risk of letting the terrorists claim victory by allowing their attacks to chip away at our constitutional rights." [San Francisco Chronicle] (Published 2003.05.29)
- Liberty in the Balance: Librarians Step Up - Covers new library procedures and policies regarding requests from authorities, with some analysis. [The Sacramento Bee] (Published 2003.09.22)
- Librarians and Their Lawyers Scout Patriot Act's Privacy Rules - Review of issues. [New Jersey Law Journal] (Published 2003.02.20)
- Librarians are on Front Lines Against Easier Access to Records - "The public library in Boulder, the home of the University of Colorado, has adopted one of the country's most aggressive policies to keep circulation records private." [The Boston Globe] (Published 2003.09.08)
- Librarians as FBI Extension Agents - Comments on the Patriot Act's Section 215. [CounterPunch] (Published 2003.03.05)
- Librarians Heroes in War to Save Freedom - Commentary on "a battle to preserve Americans' freedoms." [Seattle Post-Intelligencer] (Published 2003.05.11)
- Librarians Make Some Noise Over Patriot Act - "Concerns about privacy prompt some to warn patrons, destroy records of book and computer use." [Washington Post] (Published 2003.04.10)
- Librarians Receive Advice on Law and Reader Privacy - Report on a library teleconference about dealing with new legislation. [NY Times] (Published 2002.12.11)
- Librarians Step Up - Interviews with library workers about procedures for dealing with requests from authorities. [The Modesto Bee] (Published 2003.09.29)
- Librarians Use Shredder to Show Opposition to New F.B.I. Powers - Libraries destroy patron records to preserve privacy. [NY Times] (Published 2003.04.04)
- Libraries Fear Loss of Privacy as FBI Searches for Terrorists - "Since the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks, librarians across America have been waging their own struggle against what they regard as an attack on sacred ground: government intrusion into their patrons' reading records." [The Toledo Blade] (Published 2003.02.23)
- Libraries Seek Guidance on Patriot Act - Community discussion on the federal law. [Elk Grove Times] (Published 2003.02.27)
- Libraries Warning Patrons: Federal Government may be Spying on You - Reviews warning signs at libraries about the Patriot Act. [Chicago Tribune] (Published 2003.04.04)
- Library Officials to Mull Privacy - Librarians' concerns about the Patriot Act and privacy. [The Valley Independent] (Published 2003.02.10)
- Library Records Post-Patriot Act - A chart of changed legal authorities, by Law Library Resource Xchange. (Published 2002.09.16)
- Library Restrictions Borrow from Colonial-Era Abuses - Editorial comparing the colonial British suppression of media with the FBI's current powers to spy on readers. [USA Today] (Published 2003.03.04)
- Library Thwarts Patriot Act Snooping - Coverage and discussion of Boulder Public Library patrons' records being purged. [The Denver Post] (Published 2003.07.29)
- Literary Groups Decry Patriot Act as Invasion of Privacy - Report on resistance to the Patriot Act. [The Boston Globe] (Published 2003.05.16)
- New Act Unpopular with Area Librarians - "Local library officials are concerned the new U.S. Patriot Act may infringe on library patrons' right to privacy." [Libertyville Review] (Published 2003.02.20)
- No, YOU Check THIS Out: Librarians Respond To The USA PATRIOT Act - Summary essay by Jessamyn West on librarians' response to the act. (Published 2004.09.09)
- Not in the Library! - Commentary on an FBI presence in a public library. [Metro Pulse] (Published 2003.11.27)
- Online NewsHour: Libraries and Liberties - Transcript of a report on libraries and the Patriot Act. [PBS] (Published 2003.06.18)
- Patriot Act Foes Say Tide Now Turning in Their Direction - Reviews legislation and lawsuits challenging the Patriot Act library provisions. [Publishers Weekly] (Published 2003.08.11)
- PATRIOTS, ACT - Information article by Jessamyn West on the Patriot Act. (Published 2003.05.12)
- Privacy and Security: A Librarian's Dilemma - Editorial about library privacy laws. [San Francisco Chronicle] (Published 2003.02.02)
- Privacy Piracy: Warning Signs to be Posted at Libraries - "Signs to be posted at library branches in Santa Cruz County and on the library Web site will inform people that records of books and other materials borrowed from the library may be obtained by federal agents." [Santa Cruz Sentinel] (Published 2003.03.05)
- Pulling FBI's Nose Out of Your Books - Commentary by United States Representative Bernie Sanders, in favor of the Freedom to Read Protection Act. (Published 2003.05.08)
- Reader Beware: Patriot Act Riles An Unlikely Group: Nation's Librarians - Reviews librarians protesting the Act. [The Wall Street Journal] (Published 2003.10.28)
- Sanders Attempts to Soften USAPA - Information on Rep. Bernard Sanders proposed Freedom to Read Protection Act. [Brattleboro Reformer] (Published 2003.03.07)
- Some State Libraries Purging Records - "The Wisconsin Library Association has warned libraries about the new federal Patriot Act, leading some to purge circulation records to protect privacy, and others to begin warning patrons about the law's effects." [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel] (Published 2003.10.07)
- Subversive Reading - Comments a face-off between the American Library Association and Attorney General John Ashcroft. [New York Times Magazine] (Published 2003.09.28)
- The USA PATRIOT Act - Three librarians examine the act and how you librarians can protect patron privacy without breaking the law. [Library Journal] (Published 2002.10.01)
- When FBI Calls, Librarians Can't Say 'Shhh' - Short report on the FBI seeking access to library patrons' records. [Sauk Valley Newspapers] (Published 2002.11.25)
- Why the Patriot Act Worries Booksellers - Opinion piece by the owner of the Harvard Book Store. [The Boston Globe] (Published 2003.10.08)