Comment by apparent
3 days ago
This sounds like a response from someone who is not especially informed about the ALA. I work in a related field and am aware of the policy positions they have taken on lightning rod cultural issues. Perhaps you could look into this before claiming that they just want "open access to information and resources".
If that's the case, then please feel free to inform me of what policy positions they take on lightning rod issues that isn't related to their stated goal of providing open access to the public?
Drag queen story hours come to mind.
Drag queen story hour wasn't a policy created by the ALA it was a popular program at some libraries.
The ALA did create a collection of resources for Libraries that wanted to host them, but even they are clear that that is a decision made at the local level [0]. You said you were very familiar with the ALA, because you "work in a related field". It might be helpful to actually read their standards and guidelines [1]. Just in case we're talking past each other, this might also be helpful [2]
[0]: https://www.ala.org/advocacy/libraries-respond-drag-queen-st...
[1]: https://www.ala.org/tools/guidelines
[2]: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/policy
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