Claire Woodcock writes: “In the last two weeks, at least a dozen public libraries across the US received threats that resulted in canceled events and systemwide closures. While bomb and active shooter threats to public library systems in Nashville, Fort Worth, Denver, Salt Lake City, Boston, and other cities across the country were ultimately deemed hoaxes, library workers and patrons say they’re still reeling in the aftermath. Some of the recent threats have been directed at LGBTQ events hosted at libraries across the country. Other threats seemed to have no obvious motive.”