People are seeking positions on public library boards specifically to destroy them from within

[Nevilledog]

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Amanda Litman
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Feb 2, 2022
People are seeking positions on library boards specifically to destroy them from within. https://flatheadbeacon.com/2022/02/02/reading-between-the-lines-2/?fbclid=IwAR1N2OyqToKRj6wyuuj0Kho9O0jcNFTfuz_mJDlFSasjJVAU9_L17wLWikQ…
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Amanda Litman
@amandalitman
These folks are appointed by the county commission, which is elected. All kinds of local position touch schools, libraries, and education positions -- they *all* matter. And as this story shows, what happens in one county or state can be inspiration for countless more places...
10:20 AM · Feb 2, 2022

https://flatheadbeacon.com/2022/02/02/reading-between-the-lines-2/?fbclid=IwAR1N2OyqToKRj6wyuuj0Kho9O0jcNFTfuz_mJDlFSasjJVAU9_L17wLWikQ

On Sept. 27, 2021, ImagineIF Library Trustee David Ingram sent out emails to other trustees, as well as the Flathead County commissioners, with a link to a video from a Virginia school board meeting.

The meeting was about two controversial queer-themed books in the school library, “Lawn Boy” by Jonathan Evison and “Gender Queer” by Maia Kobabe, which have made headlines and spurred politically charged discussions about their removal from public libraries nationwide.

In his email, Ingram warned that ImagineIF’s collection included both titles, telling the trustees he was “sure it will lead to further discussion,” while advising the commissioners he intended to review the collection development policy “in the near future” in light of the national debate.

Commissioner Randy Brodehl responded that he supported actions to “fix this.”

No complaints about either title had yet been made by members of the reading public.

Around the same time, interim ImagineIF Director Martha Furman circulated an internal memo addressing the national controversy surrounding the books before ultimately deciding to wait until a formal challenge was issued to send it out to the public.

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[Turbineguy]

1. I hope Authors keep cranking out controversial books.

Just overwhelm these creeps. Once they find out there's actual work involved, they'll decide they need to spend more time abusing their family.

[Wounded Bear]

2. They've been doing this for many years...

to school boards, county offices, etc.

[Solly Mack]

3. K&R

[Hekate]

4. KnR

What a sick society we are becoming

[AwakeAtLast]

5. I'm the president of our local board

We have trouble finding people to commit. Our positions are elected, though.