Have we heard from Laura Bush, a former librarian, about what the GOP is doing to libraries?

[barbaraann]

From the Laura Bush Foundation for America's Libraries webpage:

“Once a child learns to use a library, the doors to learning are always open.”
– Mrs. Laura Bush

Studies show that the quality of a school library has a major impact on reading scores and academic success. A former librarian and teacher, Mrs. Laura Bush understands that limited financial resources often result in school leaders placing a lower priority on their libraries. The Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries provides grants to low-income schools, allowing them to expand, update, and diversify their book and print collections.

https://www.bushcenter.org/topics/education/laura-bush-foundation-for-americas-libraries

I wonder if any current Republican would even care if she spoke out for libraries.

[Srkdqltr]

1. The point is the control.

[2naSalit]

3. And she's pretty well...

Under control.

[RKP5637]

2. MAGA, now the GOP, would probably boo her down. n/t

[Autumn]

4. I checked. I didn't find any fucks to give about what she thinks. nt

[Cuthbert Allgood]

6. I checked my whole desk and couldn't find one either.

[live love laugh]

5. Did we hear from her back then? Hardly. After Republicans bashed Hillary

incessantly for being competent and smart, Laura was the docile opposite. She’s definitely not going to speak up. And truthfully if she did it would carry very little weight just as she did.

[Dear_Prudence]

7. Profiles in Cowardice

As I recall, during the Bush administration, the federal government disassembled much of the library system serving federal agencies. So if a scientist at EPA wanted to refer to a book on some subject, she could no longer pick it off the shelf of a library down the hall; she had to go on a safari to locate a copy somewhere. Did Laura speak up? Of course not. So expect her to remain silent when it really counts.

[barbaraann]

8. Indeed. Also, I just read that the Laura Bush Library in Texas is closed for "improvements" until

just before the election. What a coincidence!!!

https://communityimpact.com/austin/lake-travis-westlake/city-county/2023/03/01/laura-bush-community-library-to-temporarily-close-for-23m-construction-project/

By the way, welcome to DU!