The Social Responsibilities Round Table works to make ALA more democratic and to establish progressive priorities not only for the Association, but also for the entire profession. Concern for human and economic rights was an important element in the founding of SRRT and remains an urgent concern today. SRRT believes that libraries and librarians must recognize and help solve social problems and inequities in order to carry out their mandate to work for the common good and bolster democracy.
Learn more about SRRT on the ALA website.
Washington post
"Librarians could face years of imprisonment and tens of thousands in fines for providing sexually explicit, obscene or 'harmful' books to children under new state laws that permit criminal prosecution of school and library personnel," Hannah Natanson reports.
My state has passed anti-library legislation. Morale is really low and several people have already left. But, there are also several people who are banding together to fight back and we've had great community and parent support.
April
Here's an article at NBC about people, including parents, fighting back against the debacle going on in Florida. I'm hoping with the publishers involved that the money will be there to fight back legally. Even before I became a librarian this stuff tanned my hide. https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/penguin-random-house-florida-parents-sue-school-district-book-bans-rcna84706