The Chronicle of Higher Education

4 Officials of Connecticut Library Group Describe Receiving Secret Order for Files

By ANDREA L. FOSTER

New York

Four officials of a Connecticut library organization stepped forward on Tuesday to describe what they said was a harrowing experience -- receiving a secret order from the federal government that required them to turn over library patrons' records without telling anyone.

In a meeting with reporters...

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