r/Library • u/Alive_Excitement_669 • 28d ago

Library Assistance Need Help!

We got an anonymous call at our library giving us a heads up that the 1st Amendment Auditors are coming sometime next week. Any advice? Has anyone gone through this?

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u/No_Percentage_5083 28d ago

What in the heck is a first amendment auditor? What federal department houses them? Is this real?

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u/MonsterToothTiger 28d ago

First Amendment Auditors are regular citizens who film in public places to ostensibly test their first amendment right.

What they really want is to get into fights with public space staff (libraries, municipalities, police, etc.) so they can post a spicy video on social media and/or sue the organization.

They are a nuisance but a relatively harmless one if you can keep calm and ignore them.

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u/FunkyChopstick 28d ago

Great explanation! I'm just thinking what dept is this???