] In the old days, staff members in the nine-branch Santa
] Cruz Public Library System would destroy discarded
] paperwork as time allowed, typically once a week.
]
] But at a meeting of library officials last week, it was
] decided the materials should be shredded daily.
]
] "The basic strategy now is to keep as little historical
] information as possible," said Anne M. Turner, director
] of the library system.
]
] The move was part of a campaign by the Santa Cruz
] libraries to demonstrate their opposition to the Patriot
] Act, the law passed in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks
] that broadened the federal authorities' powers in
] fighting terrorism.