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A bill in Louisiana, HB 777, would make it a crime for librarians to use public funds to join the American Librarian Association or attend an ALA conference, punishable with prison time and hard labor for up to two years.

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KanaMauna
KanaMauna
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Fighting to return to the 11th century must be a hell of a drug. Let’s come back in 20 years and see what is left of literacy and most industries in Louisiana.
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Jen Sorensen
Jen Sorensen
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For more info: https://bookriot.com/louisiana-hb-777/

Louisiana HB 777 Would Criminalize Librarians and Libraries Who Join the American Library Association

Louisiana Library workers or libraries who seek membership in the largest professional organization would be criminalized for doing so.
Kelly Jensen (BOOK RIOT)
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Frances Larina
Frances Larina
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I guess, "Freedom of association" is next on their list?
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soc
soc
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> ALA deserves criticism as an organization for many reasons,
> both from those within it and those outside it.

... and these reasons would be?

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Orc
Orc
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@soc yeah, that was an interesting aside to drop into the penultimate paragraph of that article.
@soc
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Jen Sorensen
Jen Sorensen
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@orc @soc Hmm yeah, I'm not sure what they're talking about there.
@Orc @soc
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Jessamyn
Jessamyn
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@orc @soc My take on this, as someone who just stepped down from an ALA Councilor position is that ALA has been poorly positioned to respond to a lot of these challenges (their office of intellectual freedom is under-resourced), they have no real "social/network" game to speak of and there is a lot of endless committee work when they should be out fighting a war.

They did not do a great job supporting/championing their president Emily Drabinski, a truly terrific woman...

@Orc @soc
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Cameron Talley
Cameron Talley
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wouldnt this criminalize every library in the state? I’m assuming all the university ones at least are associated with the ALA
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Jen Sorensen
Jen Sorensen
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@cameron_talley I don't know for sure, but it seems any publicly funded university or community library would be vulnerable.
@Cameron Talley
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␦TengoHipo☣︎
␦TengoHipo☣︎
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the south is a scary place. Can we just remove them like we do uncles lol
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Marcel Abraas
Marcel Abraas
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The article doesn't seem to support the headline. It also says "librarians would be sentenced to hard labor for daring to join their largest professional organization". The HB777 text they quote, however, 'only' bans the 'use of public funds' to do so. Still bad, of course, but let's stick to facts. So I'd love to know if librarians doing all this with their own money, are also 'criminalized'.
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John Overholt
John Overholt
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Might have to change my bio to “Notorious information dealer and fact smuggler.”
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the_blackwell_ninja
the_blackwell_ninja
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An ignorant populace is an exploitable populace. Just the way their GOP government likes it.
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Chris​‌​‬ Hayes‌​​​
Chris​‌​‬ Hayes‌​​​
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I was gonna say this must be an unwanted side-effect of a larger bill. But no, literally the whole bill is no longer than half a page, only mentions librarians joining the ALA, and assigns punishment more severe than punishment for assault in Louisiana.

https://legis.la.gov/legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1357708

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Peter Brown
Peter Brown
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I am against millionaires, billionaires and multibillionaires but on this particular occasion - come back Carnegie, all is forgiven 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
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Robert Pickering
Robert Pickering
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In a world filled with sad news, I found this particular sad.
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Sarah M
Sarah M
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Sad to see states being so anti-literacy but that is the cumulation of the oligarchy’s goal of dumbing down America.

However, this picture just makes librarians much cooler. I feel like I’d be apart of Reference Desk Annie’s gang.

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Robert H
Robert H
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Are you now, or have you ever been, a member of the American Library Association?
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alba
alba
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ah the US. Land of the Free, indeed. Y'all are so fucked that if I were to look up the term, I'd find a map of your country next to the definition.
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Peter Riley
Peter Riley
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Thanks @jensorensen

(I am a Self-confessed “reader at work”)

#Solidarity with #LibraryWorkers
https://bookriot.com/louisiana-hb-777/

Louisiana HB 777 Would Criminalize Librarians and Libraries Who Join the American Library Association

Louisiana Library workers or libraries who seek membership in the largest professional organization would be criminalized for doing so.
Kelly Jensen (BOOK RIOT)
#solidarity #libraryWorkers @Jen Sorensen
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Abby Crofton
Abby Crofton
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Cancel all future ALA conferences scheduled in New Orleans
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Joe Heafner
Joe Heafner
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What will we do when they make it illegal to possess and read certain books? There haven’t been any consequences for them this far.
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Me and my Arrow
Me and my Arrow
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WTF? Isn’t there something about freedom of association in the constitution? How the fuck can they even do this?
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Helen LH
Helen LH
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With all the book banning and potentially arresting librarians, it seems the Republicans are taking 'the pen is mightier than the sword' quite literally. Asserting that librarians are more dangerous than the NRA!
They obviously don't want people who can think, as they want subservient masses easy to control.
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Margaret Sefton
Margaret Sefton
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For a minute, I thought you mentioned "hard labor" in jest---imprisonment for such "offenses" being already ridiculous and anti-democratic--but there it is listed as a possible punishment in conjunction with imprisonment. What a ridiculous pile of BS, speaking as a former librarian. Louisiana is absenting itself from the American experiment, along with a few of her sister states. Buh bye. (I'm in Florida and we are essentially dropping off into the sea.)
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