{"id":2040512,"date":"2023-09-21T18:26:03","date_gmt":"2023-09-21T22:26:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/states-cutting-ties-with-leftist-american-library-association-good\/"},"modified":"2023-09-21T18:28:31","modified_gmt":"2023-09-21T22:28:31","slug":"states-cutting-ties-with-leftist-american-library-association-good","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/states-cutting-ties-with-leftist-american-library-association-good\/","title":{"rendered":"States severing connections with the leftist American Library Association. Positive move."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fstates-cutting-ties-with-leftist-american-library-association-good%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2040512&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>American Library Association Faces \u200bBacklash as States Cut Ties<\/h2>\n<p>A wave of states is now severing connections with the American Library Association (ALA),\u200d a move that many\u2063 view as \u2064necessary given the organization&#8217;s transformation into\u2062 a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/left-wing-media-watchdog-defends-jennifer-granholms-wealth-after-helping-her-become-a-millionaire\/\" title=\"Left-Wing Media Watchdog Defends Jennifer Granholm\u2019s Wealth After Helping Her Become a Millionaire\">left-wing interest group<\/a>, mirroring the trend seen in other public institutions.<\/p>\n<p>Senator Mike Lee (R-UT)\u2063 is leading the charge against the \u200bALA, accusing \u200dthem of \u2062promoting \u2063the sexualization of \u200cchildren and minors \u2062through explicit material while actively concealing it \u2063from \u2064parents.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/education\/2023\/09\/15\/american-library-association-book-bans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Washington Post \u200breported<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><i>&#8220;When it was his turn to question witnesses, he called up a video of Deborah Caldwell-Stone, \u200cdirector\u200d of the American Library Association\u2019s Office for Intellectual Freedom. \u2063In\u200d a Zoom call, Caldwell-Stone had been recorded arguing that book advocates should &#8216;reframe&#8217; the book challenges.\u200c This debate should not\u2063 center \u200bon\u2062 whether titles are sexually inappropriate for minors, Caldwell-Stone said. It should be about &#8216;diverse materials \u2026 that are about \u2026 everybody\u2019s right\u200b to see themselves and their families reflected&#8217; on bookshelves.&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>&#8230; <\/i><\/p>\n<p>  <i><\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;The American Library Association is facing a partisan firefight unlike\u2062 anything in its almost 150-year history.&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p><\/i>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The Left commits outrageous acts, yet if you dare to notice, you are the one accused of \u200dstarting a &#8220;firefight.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Post continued:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><i>&#8220;The once-uncontroversial organization, which says it is the world\u2019s largest\u2062 and oldest library association and which provides funding, \u2062training, and\u2063 tools to most\u200d of the country\u2019s 123,000 libraries, has become entangled in \u2064the education culture wars \u2014 \u200dthe\u2062 raging debates over what and how to \u2064teach about\u200d race, sex, and gender \u2014 culminating in Tuesday\u2019s senatorial name-check.&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;Like Lee, politicians and parents on the right increasingly paint the association, known as the ALA, as a \u200ddefender of pornographic \u200bliterature for children \u2014 tying their allegations into a broader\u2063 conservative movement that asserts\u200c school libraries \u200care filled with sexually explicit, inappropriate texts. (A 2022 tweet in which the organization\u2019s president called herself \u2064&#8217;a Marxist lesbian&#8217;\u200d added to concerns.)&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>So, the issue is not that \u2062the ALA&#8217;s president identifies as \u200ca\u2063 Marxist lesbian;\u200c the issue is that she publicly tweeted about it during the summer.<\/p>\n<p>State libraries in Montana, Missouri, and Texas have announced their \u2062decision to \u200dsever ties with the ALA, a commendable move that should be replicated.<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/show\/the-ben-shapiro-show\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WATCH: The Ben Shapiro Show<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Meanwhile, librarians and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-rep-cori-bush-was-faith-healer-for-religious-group-that-claims-to-have-cured-cancer-aids\/\" title=\"Report: Rep. Cori Bush Was \u2018Faith Healer\u2019 For Religious Group That Claims To Have Cured Cancer, AIDS\">left-leaning individuals<\/a> are defending the ALA, emphasizing its role \u2064as a crucial provider of \u2062funding and expertise for librarians. \u2063They point to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ala.org\/advocacy\/bbooks\/book-ban-data#:~:text=OIF%20documented%201%2C269%20demands%20to,book%20challenges%20reported%20in%202021.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">an ALA report<\/a> that documented 1,269 attempts to ban library books \u2064in 2022,\u200b the\u200d highest number of challenges recorded by the ALA to date.<\/p>\n<p>Kudos to parents for finally waking up and taking\u2062 notice.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the fact that \u2064parents fighting against the\u200c indoctrination of their children are\u2064 labeled as right<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/states-cutting-ties-with-leftist-american-library-association-good\/\" title=\"States severing connections with the leftist American Library Association. Positive move.\">-wing radicals speaks volumes<\/a> about \u200dthe lengths the Left will go\u200b to vilify them.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILY WIRE APP<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What are some specific concerns raised\u2063 by critics regarding the ALA&#8217;s promotion of explicit material\u2062 in libraries?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Embers, has drawn increasing criticism in recent\u200d years from \u200cRepublicans, who have accused the association of being biased, increasingly partisan, and\u200c promoting an\u200d agenda that undermines traditional values.&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The ALA&#8217;s Office for Intellectual Freedom has come under scrutiny for its stance\u200c on controversial books that contain explicit material, particularly those targeting children and minors. Critics argue that the ALA is actively promoting the sexualization of young readers while disregarding the concerns of parents trying to protect their\u200b children from inappropriate content. This has fueled the backlash seen in several states cutting ties with the organization.<\/p>\n<p>One of the leading voices against \u2064the ALA is Senator Mike Lee from Utah. He believes that the organization \u2062has overstepped its boundaries by advocating for the inclusion of sexually explicit material in libraries, without providing any safeguards \u200cfor\u200c the youngest and most vulnerable library users. Senator Lee&#8217;s efforts have gained traction in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/majority-of-young-women-open-to-getting-an-illegal-abortion-poll-discovers\/\" title=\"Majority Of Young Women Open To Getting An Illegal Abortion, Poll Discovers\">conservative-leaning states<\/a>, resulting in the severing of connections with the ALA.<\/p>\n<p>In a revealing video presented by Senator Lee, Deborah Caldwell-Stone, the director of the ALA&#8217;s Office \u200dfor Intellectual Freedom, is seen arguing that the focus of book challenges should not be \u200con\u2063 the sexual appropriateness for minors, but rather on diversity and inclusivity. This statement \u2063has only further fueled concerns among critics \u2063who believe that the ALA is prioritizing its\u2064 own agenda over the well-being\u200b of children.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2062 controversy surrounding the ALA is indicative of a \u2063broader trend in public institutions where <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/saturday-september-25th-2021\/\" title=\"Saturday | September 25th, 2021\">left-wing ideologies<\/a> and agendas are becoming increasingly prevalent. Many conservatives argue that the ALA, once an\u200b uncontroversial organization dedicated to promoting intellectual\u200b freedom and providing resources for libraries, has lost its way by aligning itself with progressive interests.<\/p>\n<p>The ALA&#8217;s \u2064response to the backlash has been defensive, dismissing criticism as \u2063partisan attacks. However,\u200b the increasing number of states cutting\u2064 ties with the \u2063organization is evidence of a\u200b growing dissatisfaction with its direction. Parents and concerned citizens, on both sides of the political \u2064spectrum, are calling for transparency, \u200caccountability, and a renewed focus on the welfare of young library users.<\/p>\n<p>As the ALA faces this unprecedented challenge to its credibility and relevance, it will need\u200d to make some important decisions. Will it continue down the path of aligning itself with political ideologies and risk \u200calienating a significant portion of its\u2063 support base? Or will it refocus on its original mission\u2062 of promoting intellectual freedom and serving the needs of all\u200b library users, including \u2063children and minors?<\/p>\n<p>The outcome will shape not\u2062 only the future of the ALA but also the broader landscape of \u200dpublic institutions and the balance between freedom of expression and protection of vulnerable populations. The backlash against the ALA serves\u200d as a reminder that organizations\u2063 must remain neutral, transparent, and responsive to the concerns of those they serve, regardless of their political affiliations. Only then can\u200c they truly\u2062 fulfill\u2064 their mission of fostering an informed and inclusive society.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many states are severing connections with the American Library Association (ALA), as it is now perceived as a left-leaning interest group. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) is actively targeting the ALA, claiming their objective is to sexualize children and minors. 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