The People's Library

The People's Library
The People's Library in November 2011
LocationNew York City, United States
Established2011
Collection
Size5,554 (2011)
References: [1]

The People's Library, also known as Fort Patti[2][3] or the Occupy Wall Street Library (OWS Library), was a library founded in September 2011 by Occupy Wall Street protesters in lower Manhattan's Zuccotti Park located in the Financial District of New York City.[4] It was temporarily evicted when Zuccotti Park was cleared on November 15, 2011, during which time 5,554 books were thrown away by the New York City Police Department.[5][6] In April 2013, the Government of New York City was ordered to pay $366,700 for the raid, which was found to have violated the protesters' First, Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment rights.[7]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference ALA 2011-11-17 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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  4. ^ Diaz, Shelley (October 20, 2011). "Occupy Wall Street's Library Keeps Growing". School Library Journal. Archived from the original on November 24, 2011. Retrieved November 21, 2011.
  5. ^ "Occupy Wall Street Library Reportedly Thrown Away By NYPD [UPDATE]". Huffington Post. November 15, 2011. Retrieved May 6, 2014.
  6. ^ "ALA Condemns Seizure of Occupy Wall Street People's Library". School Library Journal. November 18, 2011. Archived from the original on February 1, 2013. Retrieved November 20, 2011.
  7. ^ "Court orders NYPD to pay $360,000 for raid that destroyed Occupy Wall Street library". Raw Story. Retrieved May 6, 2014.