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Quaratiello: Good News/Bad News: NH Library Legislation Update

August 11, 2025 Arlene Quaratiello

I have some good news and some bad news regarding library legislation proposed here in New Hampshire this year. First, the bad news: a bill that would have prohibited obscene materials in public school libraries (HB324) was vetoed by Governor Kelly Ayotte last month. But here’s the good news: the governor did sign a bill … Read more

The NH Executive Council Should ‘Ban’ Mindy Atwood

December 1, 2024December 1, 2024 Steve MacDonald

Did you know that, thanks to the work of interested activists and elected Representatives, New Hampshire stopped paying dues to the American Library Association (ALA) last year? It’s been nearly 18 months since tax dollars were sent to the extremists in the ALA. But Chris Sununu’s nominee for State Librarian, Melinda Atwood, would likely renew … Read more

Tell NH Executive Council to Reject Radical State Librarian Nominee

November 29, 2024November 29, 2024 Stephen Scaer

Melinda “Mindy” Atwood, nominated for the position of New Hampshire state librarian by Gov. Chris Sununu, pushes the book ban myth, the American Library Association’s (ALA) weapon used to silence and humiliate anyone who objects to materials that sexualize children and push their radical agenda. Related: Our Libraries Queer Children In October 2023, Assistant State … 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.

Our Libraries Queer Children

April 6, 2024 Stephen Scaer

Publisher’s Weekly praises “Grandad’s Pride,” a children’s book for ages 4-8, available at local libraries, for how its “Bustling, bright-hued images with a rainbow motif” portrays various “gender expressions,” including men in bondage costumes with codpieces and a bearded woman with mastectomy scars.

Gender Cult Propaganda in the Nashua Library Children’s Room

November 9, 2023 Beth Scaer

The picture book “The Meaning of Pride,” targeted at ages 4 to 7, was prominently displayed in June in the Nashua Library’s children’s room. Six months before, Kristin Beck, who is featured in the book as a “transgender woman,” reclaimed his identity as a man.

First, We Caught Public Schools Indoctrinating Our Children, And Now …

October 13, 2023 Skip

Public schools have been indoctrinating our children, and it is our tax dollars that are making this possible. Our own money is being used by those who hate us against us and our children. You know that. You know about the library problem. But did you know this?

Nashua Library Doubles Down on Promoting Bondage to Kids

October 12, 2023 Beth Scaer

I requested that the Nashua Library move the picture book “Grandad’s Pride“, which features an image of half-naked men wearing bondage gear, to the parenting shelf where small kids won’t have access to it without a parent’s permission. My request was denied.