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From: Gavin Baker via ALA Connect <Mail@ConnectedCommunity.org> Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2023 10:12 AM To: April Sheppard <asheppard@astate.edu> Subject: ALA Committee on Legislation (COL) : ALA action alert on federal Parents Bill of Rights Act
Hi COL members, Flagging our action alert that went out this morning. This bill is expected to be on the House floor this Thursday, so we hope... -posted to the "ALA Committee on Legislation (COL)" community
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Mar 21, 2023 10:12 AM
Gavin Baker
Hi COL members,
Flagging our action alert that went out this morning. This bill is expected to be on the House floor this Thursday, so we hope everyone will call their Representative today.
Here's the link to the action: oneclickpolitics.global.ssl.fastly.net/messages/...
When you click through and enter your address, you'll get a 30-second call script. Our system can call your phone number and patch you through directly to your Representative. Only takes 2 minutes!
P.S. If you're in regular contact with particular staff in your Representative's office, feel free to email or call them directly instead – you can adapt the points from the call script. Otherwise, our system will patch you through to the main line.
Thank you!
Deputy Director, Public Policy & Government Relations
American Library Association
gbaker@alawash.org
(202) 403-8209
From: ALA Public Policy & Advocacy Office <imanager=alawash.org@cmail20.com> On Behalf Of ALA Public Policy & Advocacy Office Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2023 9:03 AM To: Gavin Baker <gbaker@alawash.org> Subject: ��Call Your Rep�� - Protect the Freedom to Read
The House may bolster book banning this week!
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Hello Gavin!
This week, the U.S. House of Representatives will vote on a dangerous bill that would pave the way to more censorship in school libraries. Please call your Representative today and ask them to vote NO.
The bill is H.R. 5, the so-called "Parents Bill of Rights Act." While the title might sound good, librarians know not to judge a book by its cover.
H.R. 5 would open the door to more book bans targeting local school libraries. Specifically, it would require schools that receive federal funding to give parents a list of books in their child's school library and create a process for parents to view them on request.
Obviously, parents should be able to know what is in their kid's school library. And they already can. This is already standard local practice, and if a parent wants to know more about the school library, they can just ask. We don't need a federal regulation for this.
But if it became law – especially now, in a climate of unprecedented censorship efforts targeting libraries and schools – H.R. 5 would be weaponized by the people who want to ban even more books.
Let's be clear: even if the House passes H.R. 5, it's expected to go right into the shredder in the Senate. Nonetheless, Representatives need to know that any time legislation threatens to expand censorship, library advocates will stand up to oppose it.
Please call your Rep. TODAY – it only takes two minutes and we provide suggested talking points.
ALA Public Policy & Advocacy Team
P.S. Follow @LibraryPolicy and @UABookBans for further updates.
If you haven't yet, please click here to join the UABB campaign. Together, we can push back against unpopular, unconstitutional censorship.
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