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MO Library Association
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Apr 14, 2023 • 20 tweets • 5 min read
Does anyone remember that rule that the MO Sec of State proposed in the fall? The one that promoted censorship and threatened funding of public libraries? Well it was approved this week.
A thread. 🧵
#FreedomToRead If you're thinking "Didn't we protest this?" you are correct. More than 16,000 Missouri citizens weighed in, the overwhelming majority AGAINST the rule. stltoday.com/news/local/gov…
Mar 29, 2023 • 7 tweets • 3 min read
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: 🧵

#FreedomToRead 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.
#FreedomToRead
Feb 17, 2023 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
As MO law moves forward with criminalizing librarians for doing their jobs, see our reply below. 🧵
#FreedomToRead
molib.org/mla-statement-… First, there is the proposed rule by MO Secretary of State that "remains vague and continues to engender strife between the library and its community".
Oct 20, 2022 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
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. 🧵 The SOS issued this press release last week, calling it the "Rule Protecting Minors From Inappropriate Materials". FYI, libraries already protect minors. A lot. sos.mo.gov/default.aspx?P…
Nov 27, 2021 • 14 tweets • 3 min read
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)