Krug strongly opposed the notion that libraries ought to censor the material that they provide to patrons . She supported laws and policies protecting the confidentiality of library use records . When the United States Department of Justice used the authority of the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 to conduct searches of once-confidential library databases , Krug raised a public outcry against this government action . When shortly after the September 11 attacks a Florida librarian told police that one of the attackers had been using the Delray Beach public libraryalthough Florida law guarantees confidentiality to library patronsKrug criticized the action . She stated she wished the librarian had adhered to Florida law , but empathized with the situation and said that most individuals would likely have done the same thing
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
Judith Krug