About The Political Librarian

The Political Librarian is dedicated to expanding the discussion of, promoting research on, and helping to re-envision locally focused advocacy, policy, and funding issues for libraries. 

We want to bring in a variety of perspectives to the journal and do not limit our contributors to just those working in the field of library and information science. We seek submissions from researchers, practitioners, community members, or others dedicated to furthering the discussion, promoting research, and helping to re-envision tax policy and public policy on the extremely local level.

Featured Articles

Megan Blair, John Chrastka

Cannabis Tax policy and Libraries

Nijma Esad

Could School Librarians Be the Secret To Increasing Literacy Scores?

Allison Jennings-Roche

Delegitimizing Censorship: Contending with the Rhetoric of an Anti-Democratic Movement

Valarie McNutt

Factors of Success for Libraries on the Ballot

Sonya Durney

The Library Advocacy Gap: Increasing Librarians’ Political Self-Efficacy

Andrew Thomas Sulavik

Editorials for Spring 2023

Paul T. Jaeger, Allison Jennings-Roche, Natalie Greene Taylor, Ursula Gorham, Olivia Hodge, Karen Kettnich

The Urge to Censor: Raw Power, Social Control, and the Criminalization of Librarianship

Embold Research

Voter Perceptions of Book Bans in the United States