(Standing For Freedom Center) If you have kids in public school or have a library card, you’ve probably heard of the American Library Association (ALA). In case you haven’t, this would be the organization that oversees most public and school libraries, but they get high-profile treatment with the release of their yearly lists of “Banned Books” and “Most Challenged Books,” which are picked up by the media and put out on display in not just libraries but also Barnes and Noble and other mainstream bookstores.
As of late, the ALA has been receiving significant pushback for several reasons. In 2022, they hired a new president, Emily Drabinski, who is a self-described “Marxist lesbian.” In April, their “Banned Books” and “Most Challenged Books” lists were released to celebrate “brave authors” (chosen due entirely to their adherence to woke ideology) and included pornographic, sexually explicit, and erotic books, which, not surprisingly, resulted in an ALA push to get these books stocked in even more public and school libraries. Then in June, the ALA announced that it would spend at least $1 million to litigate against any parents who challenge such explicit content in libraries. (Read More)
