A New Bill In Louisiana Would Criminalize Librarians and Libraries Who Join the American Library Association
A New Bill In Louisiana 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.
The House Bill 777 was introduced on March 25 by Representative Kellee Dickerson, who helped fund the Louisiana Freedom Caucus. The bill would criminalize library workers and libraries for joining the American Library Association.
The bill says that "no public official or employee shall appropriate, allocate, reimburse, or otherwise or in any way expend public funds to or with the American Library Association or its successor". Whoever violates the law could face up to two years in prison.
The American Library Association (ALA) is the largest and oldest professional organization for library workers in the nation. It was founded in 1876.
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