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Mar 29 • 7 tweets • 3 min read Twitter logo Read on Twitter
The MO House of Representatives voted to remove all funding to public libraries because they don't want MLA to use state money in our lawsuit against govt censorship. A few notes: 🧵

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1- MLA receives no state money. At all. We are 100% volunteer. You'd think that would be an easy thing for them to find out. Maybe at a library.
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2- The lawsuit is being handled by @aclu_mo pro bono, which means no money is changing hands even if MLA were receiving state aid.
3- This tactic, meant to bully MLA into submission, instead directly harms public libraries who rely on those funds, especially the smaller, more rural libraries.
4- Library funding is guaranteed in the MO constitution. State aid cannot be removed, making this decision unconstitutional.
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View our full comment below or on our website. We will continue to dispute this vote.
molib.wildapricot.org
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Contact your MO reps today to let them know that it is not acceptable to violate the state constitution and defund libraries.
#FundMOLibraries #SupportMOLibraries #DefendMOConstitution
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As MO law moves forward with criminalizing librarians for doing their jobs, see our reply below. 🧵
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On Oct 14, MO Sec of State Ashcroft proposed a new rule that will govern how libraries interact with kids. It's not good and doesn't go to a vote. Here is a short thread. 🧵
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Nov 27, 2021
On behalf of our members, member institutions and professional ethical standards, we at the Missouri Library Association (MLA) stand with librarians, library workers, and other educators in the state of Missouri as they select and provide access to their collections for readers.
We further support the processes and procedures our libraries have in place to deal with challenges with concerned parents and community members and are deeply troubled by efforts to circumvent these processes for political gain or as a result of moral panic. (2 of 14)
Libraries as public institutions have existed in the United States for over 250 years. Each year, we promote our foundational ideals, provide access for our patrons, and find better and more equitable avenues to improve our institutions. (3 of 14)
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