Library Barbarian – Discourses in Academic Librarianship and Higher Ed – The Library’s Furniture – “…It is a not-so well-hidden truth that many makers of institutional furniture–including that which will replace the destroyed and vandalized desks of congress from the January 6 attack–comes from the underpaid and coerced labor of inmates in prison facilities. The largest vendor of prison made furniture is a Federal Government supply agency, now known as UNICOR. UNICOR also works as a labor sourcing agency and contractor for other companies such as OEI, which is a part of Kruger International (KI), a well-known seller of institutional furniture and office space solutions. Their chairs, tables, soft seating, custom solutions, desks, privacy panels, filing cabinets, etc occupy numerous libraries, archives, computer labs, classrooms and more throughout colleges, universities, and offices in the US and Canada…”