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For the past several years, MassResistance has worked with citizen groups and library boards across America to withdraw their library districts from the American Library Association (ALA). What you are about to read is a major reason for that!
Last week the ALA celebrated its annual “Banned Books Week” crusade, which has become their preeminent yearly public promotion. It is a truly sick event that serves to viciously attack parents and library officials who want to protect vulnerable children from pornography and provocative topics (such as rape, prostitution, or suicide). The ALA propaganda has enabled the “book banner” slur to pollute public debate.
The books included in their list reveal the depraved nature of the ALA and its supporters. A legitimate library organization would push for books that enlighten and educate children and adults. The ALA does the opposite.
To defend its image, the ALA purports to be a professional resource for librarians. But that’s basically a façade. When library districts have disconnected from the ALA, none have reported a problem finding professional resources elsewhere.
This year, the ALA trotted out its list of the “Top 10 Banned Books” for children and teenagers – which parents and others sought to remove from libraries during the 2023 calendar year. The books are truly sickening. But the ALA believes that these books should be in libraries and easily available to children.
And of course, it’s a lie to claim these books are “banned.” They all can easily be bought online and in many bookstores.