For what it's worth, I think that FRICN MEDIA YouTube channel is a collective of some sort. We just had an attempted First Amendment Audit here in Adrian (during which we didn't even engage, due to us being absorbed in other projects), and the next day there were four comments on our Facebook page, all leading to the FRICN MEDIA video of this duo's stroll through downtown. The real kicker is that we didn't even make the final cut! Being boring yet polite is definitely the key here. On Tue, Jan 11, 2022 at 1:29 PM Perri Saunders via Michlib-l < michlib-l@mcls.org> wrote:
Just had our first First Amendment Audit. It went very well, actually.
I spotted them before they came in so we could gather ourselves for a minute - make sure no patron names were on screens, and the reserve shelf had no names showing, etc. Two people (man and woman) came in with cameras. I welcomed them from the circ desk as I would anyone else (maybe a *little* more enthusiastically). The man asked if we had the U.S. Constitution for Dummies and we talked about that a little.
I offered to show them around, but they just wanted to walk around and film. We only had one patron in here at the time, so when the man started that way, I just told him that he was welcome to film anywhere in the public areas as long as he didn't interfere with other patrons' enjoyment of the library.
We were respectful and, in turn, they were respectful, so it went just fine. They were here for about 15 minutes. I won't lie - it felt like longer.
I know that this man, FRICN MEDIA, has lots of 1st Amendment Audit videos on YouTube, many of which turned confrontational. We were welcoming, forthcoming, and really boring. Score!
Like Kate Andrade said, "It's not if, it's when". We might as well be prepared.
Have a great day! Perri
-- Perri Saunders, Director White Pigeon Township Library 102 N. Kalamazoo St., P.O. Box 399 White Pigeon, MI 49099 269-483-7409 *p.saunders@woodlands.lib.mi.us <p.saunders@woodlands.lib.mi.us> *
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