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New Hampshire Defunds the American Library Association

December 22, 2024 Arlene Quaratiello

A recent article on the New Hampshire Public Radio (NHPR) website regarding Governor Sununu’s withdrawal of his state librarian nominee confirms that the previous state librarian withdrew the New Hampshire State Library (NHSL) from the American Library Association this year. While the reason given for this withdrawal was that “the yearly dues were not worth what the … Read more

Defund Woke Library Lobbyists: Our Tax Dollars Should Not Fund the ALA

November 19, 2024August 17, 2024 Arlene Quaratiello

In February 2024, the American Library Association posted a press release on its website opposing Georgia legislation that would have defunded it. This press release describes the ALA as “the preeminent non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to the development, promotion, and improvement of library and information services in the United States.” The American Library Association further claims not to “espouse … Read more

Not to be used for bribing politicians money

Is Melanie Pushing for Free ALA Money? You Tell Me.

November 19, 2024May 12, 2024 Julie Smith

By now, anyone who’s not politically asleep at the wheel ought to know that the American Library Association (ALA) is no friend of any community of decent people. Please talk to people like Beth Scaer and her husband or Rep Arlene Quaratiello or Cindy Bennett if you want to learn more.

Why Can’t They Just Let Kids Be Kids?

November 9, 2023 Op-Ed

Almost eighty years ago, Margaret Scoggin, a librarian at the New York Public Library, made an odd choice. As one of the founders of the NYPL children’s branch in the early 1940s, Scoggin had been contributing a column to Library Journal called “Books for Older Boys and Girls.” In 1944, she inexplicably decided that her articles should instead be published under the title “Books for Young Adults.”

Protesting “Inclusive Collections”

November 19, 2024July 19, 2023 Arlene Quaratiello

During an online professional development course called “How To Build and Defend Inclusive Collections” sponsored by Library Journal, Cornell University collection development librarian Carson Williams, asserted that “fostering an inclusive, safe queer library environment is the most important thing you can do.”

The Internet Didn’ Kill Libraries But Emily Drabinski Might

May 3, 2022 Steve MacDonald

Back when almost everyone and everything was trying desperately to get or “be” online the culture posited some ideas about what that might mean. Would we need paper anymore (the paperless office) and what about libraries?

Petition: Tell the American Library Association to Stop Pushing Drag Queens on Our Kids

June 21, 2019 Steve MacDonald

If the Drag Queen conversion movement is part of the culture war (it is), then the American Library Association (ALA) is one of its Generals. Promoting and funding Drag Queen Story Hour’s that put sell sex-performers as gender reformers for children.