“The library is that safe place,” says Jon Solomon, director of the Longmont Public Library. Ezekiel Fitzer, Nederland Community Library Assistant (left) and Elektra Greer, Nederland Community Library Director. “[Resistance] is not how public libraries necessarily see ourselves, but it’s been something that’s been foisted upon us,” Farnan says. Courtesy: Jon Solomon, Longmont Public Library directorNot only do libraries stand for the First Amendment, they also defend the right to privacy. Although public libraries are primarily funded locally, many receive grants and other support from the state library, as do school and prison libraries.