about Osama Bin Laden following the September 11, 2001 attacks Sanford Berman – worked toward removal of bias in Library of Congress classification Patricia Swift Blalock – instrumental in desegregating the public library in Selma, Alabama Clara Breed – supported Japanese-American children in internment camps during World War II by visiting them and sending them books and correspondence Ruth Brown – dismissed from her position at the Bartlesville, Oklahoma library in 1950 after 30 years of service due to her work in civil rights activities with the Congress of Racial Equality Andrew Carnegie – philanthropist whose belief in access to information helped lay the foundation for public libraries Connecticut Four – individuals who challenged The Patriot Act as it relates to library records Barbara Gittings – advocated for gay and lesbian librarianship Carla Hayden - first woman and African American Librarian of Congress. Zoia Horn – first United States librarian jailed for refusing to share information as a matter of conscience Agnes Inglis – architect of the Labadie Collection at the University of Michigan Philip Keeney – founded the Progressive Librarians Council Dana Lubow and Rhonda Neugebauer – organized rural outreach services to Cuba by purchasing, repairing, equipping, and filling a bookmobile with Spanish-language books that were delivered from Los Angeles to places in Cuba that were far from the country's public libraries Marvin Scilken - activist librarian who exposed price fixing for library books Forrest Spaulding – drafted the Library Bill of Rights Arnulfo D. Trejo – promoted librarianship among the Latino and Spanish-speaking communities and started the movement to increase literature and collections in the Spanish language to libraries in the U.S. Notable organizations Joint Conference of Librarians of Color The Joint Council of Librarians of Color (JCLC, Inc.) advocates for and addresses the common needs of the National Associations of Librarians of Color. The first Joint Conference of Librarians of Color was held in Dallas, October 12-15, 2006, the second was held in 2012 in Kansas City, Missouri, the third was held in held in 2018 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the fourth was held in 2023 in St. Pete Beach, Florida. Organizations The organizations listed below exemplify the link between libraries, librarianship and human rights: American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) – founded in 1906 – Committed to access to permanent public access to government legal information American Library Association (ALA) – founded in 1876 – Dedicated