American Library Association opposes bill protecting kids from pornography
NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK IS APRIL 19-25
The ALA functions less like a professional association and more like an activist hub advancing a highly ideological agenda
A bill now in Congress would help protect children from being exposed to objectionable materials in government institutions such as schools and libraries. HR 7661, The “Stop the Sexualization of Children Act,” sponsored by Mary E. Miller (R-Ill.), would modify the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 by prohibiting use of funds under the act “to develop, implement, facilitate, host, or promote any program or activity for, or to provide or promote literature or other materials to, children under the age of 18 that includes sexually oriented material, and for other purposes.”
Naturally, the leftist-dominated American Library Association (ALA) has come out, guns blazing, against it.
After the bill was introduced in February, American Library Association President Sam Helmick said, “Parents, not politicians, should guide their children’s reading. In our school, campus, and public libraries, materials are selected by trained literacy professionals who understand child development and community needs.”
That’s rich coming from an organization that has opposed any and all efforts by parents to protect their kids from an avalanche of LGBTQ and other woke propaganda in the nation’s public libraries.
Many public libraries won’t even allow parents to know what books their children have checked out. The ALA is fine with subjecting kids to abominations like Drag Queen Story Hour and pornographic books like ‘It’s Perfectly Normal.’ This is a case of the wolf inside the chicken coop warning the farmer to stay out.
The bill clearly bans pornography, which the ALA thinks should be in libraries to ‘help young people discover books that open doors and expand horizons’. “The ALA functions less like a professional association and more like an activist hub advancing a highly ideological agenda — one that increasingly conflicts with the values of American families and the constitutional rights of parents.
The organization routinely encourages libraries to adopt policies that give minors unrestricted access to sexually explicit or developmentally inappropriate material, even over parental objections. The ALA’s ‘book ban’ narrative is not a defense of freedom. It is a political weapon designed to silence parents and shield ideological content from scrutiny.
According to the ALA, “National Library Week is an annual celebration highlighting the valuable role libraries and library professionals play in transforming lives and strengthening our communities.”
National Library Week, in this context, becomes less a celebration of literacy and more a branding exercise. It’s a way to sanctify the ALA’s agenda and portray any criticism as an attack on libraries themselves.
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