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In the face of rising government surveillance and the suppression of left organizing, independent libraries are part of growing efforts to expand non-state alternatives including mutual aid networks, free stores, and free universities.

truthout.orgAs Censorship Expands, Autonomous Libraries Are Springing Up to Fill the GapsFrom California to Illinois to Oregon, flourishing anarchist libraries are spreading knowledge and building community.

8/6/26, 6:43 pm66 reposts187 likes

▲ndrusi

@andrusi.bsky.social

9 June

Autonomous libraries sound pretty cool, but I have to admit I was expecting a big robot that hands out books

Farah Ghuznavi

@farahghuznavi.bsky.social

8 June

Great news (though maddening that it should be necessary!)