Some states are severing ties with the American Library Association, in part, over the nonprofit's president.
Some states are severing ties with the American Library Association, in part, over the nonprofit’s president.
The move by the DeSantis administration puts Florida in line with a cadre of Republican states and lawmakers leveling scrutiny on ALA, labeling the group asand now Florida, have severed affiliations with the ALA, in part over the group choosing a new president, Emily Drabinski, who in 2022 tweeted that she’s a “Marxist.”
The agency, led by a DeSantis appointee Secretary of State Cord Byrd, a former Republican state representative, did not comment on the rule. The ALA did not respond to multiple requests for comment. “FLA believes that this limitation will hurt Florida libraries’ ability to serve our residents,” Jenny Abdelnour, executive director of the Florida Library Association, wrote in an email sent to members surrounding the rule. Abdelnour declined to comment further on the policy change.
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