Reflection #2: Does privacy only extend to the patrons who agree with us? This week’s choose your own adventure reading had me excavating the connections between censorship, patron privacy, and the politics of libraries. Folks, it’s a doozy. My explorations were informed by the recent passage of a Colorado law, SB24-216, which aims to help public libraries in my state address the recent rise in materials challenges (Llanes, 2024). Put into place because of the “increasingly hostile political environment,” the bill includes protections from employment retaliation and establishes guidelines for libraries to follow with their request for reconsideration processes (Llanes, 2024). While “library and school policies are made locally,” the widespread…