This study examines the selection of print monographs during several social movements, before and after the COVID-19 protocols in 2020 and 2021. Social movements, such as the Black Lives Matter Protests, the parental rights movement, and the anti-vaccination backlash during the height of COVID-19 in the United States, along with the subsequent changes in public opinion, appear to have increased interest in the selection and use of print monographs for teaching and research. This longitudinal study examines the selection habits of collection development librarians and the circulation of those materials by patrons at a large academic research library from 2017 through 2024.
