Conservative state libraries are leaving American Library Association because ALA is against book bannings

from AP:
"This summer, the state libraries in Montana, Missouri and Texas and the local library in Midland, Texas, announced they’re leaving the ALA, with possibly more to come. Right-wing lawmakers in at least nine other states — Arizona, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Mississippi, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota and Wyoming — demand similar action."

https://apnews.com/article/library-book-ban-association-withdraw-7f5743a9e464433a745697f9111d7f6b

Conservative book ban push fuels library exodus from national association that stands up for books

More libraries are cutting ties with the American Library Association as the professional group stands up for books some say children shouldn't have access to because of their content. A local library system in Wyoming was among the first to leave the ALA. The Missouri State Library, Missouri State Library, Texas State Library and Archives Commission and the libraries in Midland, Texas, have followed suit in recent weeks. Lawmakers in at least nine other states demand similar action. ALA officials deny having political agenda, saying parents should simply have the freedom to decide what books their children read.

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@brewsterkahle This looks like the work of Moms for [an Orwellian definition of] Liberty. And the worst part? They're winning. 😢

@IronCurtain

Kween Karens for Konformity.

Everything old is new again, from 1922, Eugene Oregon:

“In our schools and libraries are books that create hatred and dislike among the people of different sections of America. The Klan is pledged to true history. So great is the power of these books for evil that if the Klan takes one of them from our schools it has earned the friendship of every patriotic American.”

@brewsterkahle

@Spicewalla @brewsterkahle A literal fucking century ago! It's as if the century is a magnetic tape and rewound itself only to restart at Y2K!

@IronCurtain

There where similar positions almost *two* hundreds years ago, before the civil war. Is there another one coming?

@Spicewalla @brewsterkahle