Greetings,
Local libraries are sorely lacking in the radical lit department. Perhaps several requests would increase the likelyhood that one or multiple copies of cool books would be carried. Not only would this make inspirational radical lit more available to the public, it would be a way of getting the government to directly support the authors and publishers we love. Win-win situation right?

Requesting materials for the library is super easy! Below is are links to the request page for UWM's library and the milwaukee public library.

http://www.uwm.edu/Libraries/help/faq/ill.html
http://www.mpl.org/coldfusion/email_acquisition.cfm

Follow the links and then start requesting! Crimethinc has a nice little overview with all the information you need to do requests. Thus far, MPL only has a copy of EVASION .. .let's change that! Additionally, AK press's website has the information you need to request radical books, DVD's, and Audio recordings. For other things, an amazon.com search will give you the necessary information (ISBN, publisher, etc.) for books by zerzan, perlman, bonnano, jensen, and more.

http://www.crimethinc.com/books/intolibraries.html
http://www.akpress.org

If you'd like, add a post if you request stuff with the information you used. That way, this topic will turn into a big library request reference page that folks in other cities will be able to reference.

~P

This is a really good Idea. I'll partake.

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"Down with a world in which the guarantee that we will not die of starvation has been purchased with the guarantee that we will die of boredom."

I requested expect resistance for the central downtown library in Milwaukee. There are only 3 copies in libraries in the entire country right now.

Here's some information for people who might want to request it as well for other libraries in Milwaukee.

Author: CrimethInc. Workers' Collective

Title: Expect Resistance: A Crimethink Field Manual

Publisher: CrimethInc. Workers' Collective

Publication date: December 10, 2007

ISBN or UPC number 978-0970910165

Price: $10.16

Format: paperback

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"Boredom is counter-revolutionary."
-- Situationist International

I just got an email from the downtown library saying that there is a copy of "expect resistance" on reserve for me, so my request went through. Milwaukee now has a copy in their library system. Nice to know that they take requests seriously. Knowing this, there is no reason not to make requests.

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"Boredom is counter-revolutionary."
-- Situationist International

this is great news! I just checked the UWM catalog and they've picked up 3 derrick jensen books (but no crimethinc unfortunately).

Let's keep it up!