Know the ALA

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NOTE 7 DECEMBER 2022: I'm going to try to update this.  Things have gotten worse in 11 years.  So this is a work in progress until this message disappears.

KNOW THE AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
The ALA is Terrorist Friendly, Child Unfriendly, and Dishonest

CHATHAM, NJ, Jan. 4, 2012, updated Dec. 7, 2022 (coming soonish) — The American Library Association [ALA], once a trusted source for information, has become terrorist friendly, child unfriendly, and dishonest/unethical.  Claiming a 9/11 terrorist's library patron privacy rights were violated is one example.  Faking its annual top 10 challenged books list is another.  Dan Kleinman of SafeLibraries provides irrefutable proof.  For example, he made a recording of an author admitting the 2010 top 10 list is faked.  While the ALA claims to be devoted to library services and librarianship [EN 1], it has extended beyond its mission [EN 2] to promote causes having nothing to do with librarianship.

The ALA changed when an Illinois state ACLU leader named Judith Krug joined the ALA then created the Office for Intellectual Freedom and the Freedom to Read Foundation. [EN 3]  In control for around 40 years until her death, she single handedly changed the ALA from within. [EN 3]  No longer would ALA members protect children from harm.  Knowing the ACLU "has baggage," [EN 4] she used the ALA as the pretty face to effectuate ACLU policy.  ACLU policy is now ALA policy.  "And frankly, you can't say bad things about a librarian without sounding like kind of a jerk." [EN 5]

The significance is that the ALA has and continues to seek major influence in American schools and libraries.  Seeing the opportunity, major donors like George Soros give generously to the ALA where he creates a "privacy" curriculum for K-12 public school children that the ALA then distributes, giving it legitimacy.  That curriculum includes propaganda having nothing to do with privacy [EN 6] and how to get around parental Internet filters, jailbreak devices, etc. [EN 7]  Following Judith Krug's lead, George Soros is using the ALA as the pretty face to obtain access to American school children and American communities.  And a privacy curriculum for children has nothing to do with librarianship, the ALA's supposed mission.

Here is a succinct listing of ALA activity so people can know the ALA.  When people know the ALA and its dishonest/unethical activities, they will be less susceptible to its misinformation.  This list will contain new information as well as material I have already published.

ALA is Terrorist Friendly

• ALA laments a librarian turning in a 9/11 terrorist to police because his library patron privacy was violated. [EN 8]
• ALA silences terrorism critic Robert Spencer using "open espousal of censorship." [EN 9] [EN 10]
• ALA says "CAIR is a Washington-based, Islamic, civil-rights and advocacy group." [EN 11]
• ALA says CAIR "Library Project" [EN 12] propaganda [EN 13] makes for "a well-informed population." [EN 14]
• ALA joins with CAIR to oppose Congressman Peter King's radicalization hearings. [EN 15]
• ALA opposes Israel [EN 16] and is "padding libraries across America with anti-Israel books." [EN 17]
• ALA supports Palestinian libraries [EN 18] but is silent on suicide bombing of Israeli libraries.
• ALA wished issue of jailed Cuban librarians opposing Castro would be "drowned."[EN 19]
• ALA supports the "Red-Green Alliance," such as opposing the USA PATRIOT Act, etc. [EN 20]
• "American Troops Defamed by ALA Councilor Peter McDonald"
• "ALA Opposes FISA; Joins Soros, ACLU, and PFAW to Restrict War on Terror"

ALA is Child Unfriendly

• "A librarian is not a legal process.  There is not librarian in the country—unless she or he is a lawyer—who is in the position to determine what he or she is looking at is indeed child pornography." [EN 21]
• "I get very concerned when we start hearing people who want to convert this country into a safe place for children.  I am adult.  I want available what I need to see." [EN 22]
• "I have a real problem when people say, 'Well I walked by and you should have seen what was on the computer screen.'  Well, don't look, sweetie.  It's none of your business.  Avert your eyes." [EN 23]
• "We know that there are children out there whose parents do not take the kind of interest in their upbringing and in their existence that we would wish, but I don't think censorship is ever the solution to any problem, be it societal or be it the kind of information or ideas that you have access to." [EN 24]
• "Blocking material leads to censorship.  That goes for pornography and bestiality, too.  If you don't like it, don't look at it...  Every time I hear someone say, I want to protect the children, I want to pull my hair out." [EN 25]
• "Speaking of local control … even after six years, it still rankles that our librarians refused and continue to refuse to adopt a policy prohibiting access to pornography by minors on library Internet terminals.  When every day new incidents reveal the ease with which sexual predators solicit children online, any claims that the library is a safe place for kids ring hollow.  The values espoused by the American Library Association are so divorced from the values of our community that we would seriously consider ... going back to the days of a city library under local control, rather than giving one thin dime to an institution controlled by an organization that believes in 'all materials for all patrons regardless of age.'" [EN 26]
• "Humberto Fontova, the Media's 'Book Banning' Claims, and the ALA's Opposition to the 'Right to Apply Accuracy' in Public Schools"
• "The Anything Goes ALA is Out of the Mainstream by Defending the Right of Children to Access Pornography in Public Libraries"
• "Will Manley Outs Library Profession as the Only One in the World That Wants Children to Have Access to Pornography; Annoyed Librarian Says Some Librarians Sound Like Smut Peddlars"
• "Is the ALA Harmful to Minors?"
• "Keeping R-Rated Films from Children is Censorship, According to the ALA and the Fountaindale Public Library That Blindly Follows the ALA"
• "ALA Whitewashes Rape and Blames Child; Removes Discussion of ALA's Possible Culpability for Rape"
• "One Child Assaulted Per Month in Libraries Without Internet Filters; Suit Should Be Brought Against the American Library Association"
• "Libraries Aid and Abet Pedophiles, Destroy Evidence, Retaliate Against Whistle Blowers, Claim Dubious Privacy and Free Speech Rights; ALA At Fault"
• "ALA Pays West Bend Personal Visit to Ensure Children Retain Access to Inappropriate Material; ALA Desperate Due to Major Defeat"—this is the same community where the ALA quietly offered $1000 to a local acolyte leading the effort that the ALA supported.
• "ALA Mocks 'Protecting the Children'"

ALA Funding from George Soros

• George Soros funding for the ALA to create a "privacy" curriculum for children in K-12 public schools:  See, "Soros, the ALA, and Terrorists."  I asked the leader of the ALA section that publicized the curriculum [EN 27] who wrote it and was told she had no idea.  The curriculum, ostensibly about privacy, "espouses the Library Bill of Rights and the public library's take on privacy and challenging books," [EN 28] among other things, and urges children to break past Internet controls set in place by their parents, jailbreak devices, etc. [EN 29]  
• George Soros funding for ALA leaders to train journalists:  Barbara Jones, Director of the ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom, describes how the ALA got George Soros funding for acting outside the umbrella of the ALA.  (Doesn't that make it a taxable gift—and this will be the first public reporting of the matter as the ALA has not yet announced this, and I hope someone investigates; this is different from the $350,000 and the $105,650 grants for the "privacy" curriculum):

Barbara Jones:  "My Office just had this nifty, big, grant from the Soros Foundation to do the work with newsrooms and with media and with journalists.  And my question to you is, we just got it, and we're just still thinking and formulating.  What might we do?  I mean journalists and librarians have been meeting together now for about a year, about things we have in common, and stuff like that."

Sandra Braman: "Under the content, under the umbrella of the ALA or?"

Barbara Jones:  "No. The first meeting was in Boston adjacent to the national conference on media reform.  And we had a meeting at MIT about, called "Beyond Books" about libraries as (?).  .... But, I'm just trying to think I mean we have this money to do some stuff to think and do things." [EN 30]

ALA Use of Dishonest/Unethical Means to Promote Interests

• Astroturfing and Anonymous Editing on Wikipedia:  "ALA Pushes Net Neutrality on Wikipedia; Political and Pecuniary Interests Promoted Anonymously by ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom May Violate Ethical and Tax Codes"; this from the open access people, and the organization for which the ALA was astroturfing is a George Soros grantee.
• Defamation:  1) "Past ALA Prez Defames [Wisconsin Governor] Scott Walker As a Murderer"; and 2) in a story I have not yet published, ALA defamed Major League Baseball player Alfonso Soriano by writing on his Wikipedia page that he had been seen "canoodling" with someone other than his wife [EN 31]; this from the patron privacy advocates who would even protect terrorists.
• Faking Top 10 Lists:  "Banned Books Week is Gay Promotion? Author Admits ALA Faked 2010 Top 10 Challenged Book List," and linked here is the full length recording where the author admitted the ALA artificially promoted her work onto the list.  Note that people say exaggerating LGBT discrimination actually increases discrimination and suicides [EN 32], so the ALA may be increasing LGBT discrimination and suicides by faking its top 10 lists.
• Unannounced Grants (Payoffs/Bribes?) to Locals:  "Ginny v. Maria: Hijacked Library or Safe Library in West Bend, WI"
• Repeated Plagiarism:  1) "How ALA Plagiarism Becomes Truth Through the Media Lens; SafeLibraries in USA Today" and 2) "ALA Double Standard on Accuracy in Texas State Board of Education Proposal on School Book Content; ALA President Plagiarizes to Promote Matter Outside ALA Purview" and 3) "Plagiarism by ALA Executive Board Member Diane Chen"
• Whitewashing Public Library Rape:  "ALA Whitewashes Rape and Blames Child; Removes Discussion of ALA's Possible Culpability for Rape" - Notably, the ALA changed the online version (that then became the printed version) in response to my criticism, thereby effectively agreeing I was right, but not without making a nasty anonymous comment that the article already said rape and I was wrong, since they just changed the article as a result of my post.
• Intentional Misquotes: "Banned Books Week Propaganda Exposed by Progressive Librarian Rory Litwin; ALA Censors Out Criticism of Its Own Actions in a Manner Dishonest to the Core"
• Labeling Everyone Who Challenges Anything As a "Censor":  1) "The Parent Trap: ALA Uses Banned Books Week to Ridicule Patrons Complying with ALA Materials Reconsideration Policies" and 2) "Banned Books Week Propaganda Exposed by Progressive Librarian Rory Litwin; ALA Censors Out Criticism of Its Own Actions in a Manner Dishonest to the Core"

ALA Sexualizes Children Knowingly, Intentionally, and Purposefully

• ALA guides librarians to "sneakily" push Drag Queen Story Hour into public libraries nationwide, then deleted the evidence when caught, so here's archived proof: "Intersections | GLBT Book Month: Dispatch from a Small Town Librarian," by Tess Goldwasser, American Library Association, 1 June 2017
• One of ALA's leaders used her personal email address to order public librarians to destroy public records in violation of open government laws and records retention laws: "Librarians Ordered to Destroy Public Documents Revealing Homophobia at American Library Association and Crime in Libraries"
• Having ALA as a guide as shown in the above example, Texas Library Association trained its librarians to use private emails and resources to conduct public business precisely to keep parents from learning via open government laws how they were sexualizing school children:  "School Librarians Train to Violate FOIA Law to Keep Parents In the Dark About Sexualizing Children"
• ALA's Director of its Office for Intellectual Freedom and its Freedom to Read Foundation training librarians material known to be sexually inappropriate for children should be "reframed" as diversity and inclusion: "Right to Read Act Ethics Complaint"
• In 2022, many parents were successfully getting "Gender Queer: A Memoir" pulled from schools using the Board of Education v. Pico case as is contains graphic child p)rn so it is pervasively vulgar.  As a result, ALA created Unite Against Book Bans [UABB] precisely to convince people to allow children continued access to that very book and all others. UABB is all about lies.  It presents a poll it took showing most people oppose book banning.  Well no kidding.  But that's not the issue.  It ignores two other polls showing the vast majority of parents oppose explicit books in schools.  It's the opposite of what ALA says.  Further, ALA says the "censors" are a loud minority egged on by national groups.  The polls show it is ALA that's in the minority.  And it's ALA that eggs on communities to toss aside their minds to accept graphic child p)rn for school children.  By the way, see ALA's partners in UABB—lots of leftists like the American Federation of Teachers, Americans United for the Separation of Church and State, People for the American Way, etc.  Speaking of Marxism, UABB calls for legislation that would completely strip from parents any First Amendment right to challenge books in schools by making "diverse" and "inclusive" books unchallengeable, are remember, they are trained to "reframe" sexually inappropriate material as such.  As a result, librarians are pushing for that very legislation in their states and are even secretly funded by ALA to file defamation lawsuits against parents: "School Librarian SLAPPs Parents in Louisiana; Pushes Legislation to Block Parents from Challenging Books."  See also "Court Rules Gender Queer Obscene; Parents Forced By Schools to Seek Judicial Relief"
• ALA is all about Marxism now. Their 2023 President Emily Drabinski is an avowed Marxist who gloated about "wielding power" to change ALA further.  Librarianship is no longer about libraries, it's about indoctrinating young people into revolution.  Read details here: "Radical Librarians: How the Nation's Libraries Turned Into Hotbeds of Political Activism," by Dana Kennedy, The New York Post, 11 September 2022, pp. 36-37.
• ALA's so-called "Library Bill of Rights" makes it "age" discrimination to place any age limits on any material.  Then librarians act like they know what they are doing and everyone thinks they do.  They don't.  But this is one more way, and a big way, that ALA sexualizes children.  But it goes against common sense and the law.  And it's a creation of the Chicago based ALA, as if anyone wants Chicago in their local communities and not local parents—while ALA claims parents are being organized by national groups.  So whenever the "Library Bill of Rights" is respected, children are tossed aside, but also common sense and the law.  Board of Education v. Pico makes it legal to immediately remove pervasively vulgar books from schools.  Immediately.  No need for the ALA-created materials reconsideration reviews.  Did you know when you fill out one of those forms it's like leading with the chin and librarians share the forms on Facebook and elsewhere and mock the parents?  Pico allows you to remove such books immediately.  And don't fall for the ALA trick that "Gender Queer" is about ideas so it may not be removed under Pico.  It is pervasively vulgar and may be removed immediately, and it has been successfully removed, and thanks to Pico.  United States v. American Library Association is another US Supreme Court case that proves the "Library Bill of Rights" is a fake, phony, fraud.  In the contexts of content filters in public libraries, the Court said, "There are substantial Government interests at stake here: The interest in protecting young library users from material inappropriate for minors is legitimate, and even compelling, as all Members of the Court appear to agree."  That is the exact opposite of ALA's anything-goes "Library Bill of Rights."  So do you choose to follow the view of the US Supreme Court or the view of Chicago librarians?  Know also that despite its fancy name, courts know its merely an aspiration creed and is otherwise useless: "Library Bill of Rights Means 'Nothing': Berry v. Yosemite Community College District"
• "Spy Reveals Librarians Train to Circumvent Communities and Laws to Target Children."  See also, "21,460 Attend Library Conference Featuring Workshops On Drag Queens And Queering Elementary Schools; At the American Library Association's Annual Conference, the Nation's Librarians Learned How to Circumvent Community Objections to Events Like Drag Queen Story Hour and Other Outrageous, Taxpayer-purchased Materials," by Joy Pullmann, The Federalist, 10 July 2019.
• "ALA Pushes Drag Queen Story Hour at ALA Annual Conference" so not only is DQSH pushing "sneakily" but also out in the open.
• "American Library Association Awards Top Honors to Org that Gives 'LGBTQ+ Affirming' Book Sets to Schools" - what a coincidence, GLSEN is a partner with ALA in its Unite Against Book Bans grooming campaign.  One hand washes the other.

End Notes

1. The American Library Association [ALA] is the world's largest and oldest library association.  It has benefitted many people in many ways, and still does.  According to the ALA Constitution, "The object of the American Library Association shall be to promote library service and librarianship."  
2. Its mission is "To provide leadership for the development, promotion, and improvement of library and information services and the profession of librarianship in order to enhance learning and ensure access to information for all."  It even has a motto: "The best reading, for the largest number, at the least cost."
3. "The Internet and the Seduction of the American Public Library," by Helen Chaffee Biehle, Family Friendly Libraries, 15 January 2000.
4. Speaking Our Minds: Conversations With the People Behind Landmark First Amendment Cases, by Joseph Russomanno, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Mahwah, NJ, 2002, p.420:

   I could not imagine placing the future of my profession in any of the hands that were also being considered as chief legal counsel.  I will go to my grave believing that we would never have gotten a 9-zero Supreme Court decision with any other lead plaintiff, and that includes ACLU.  The baggage that they carry with them precludes a 9-zero Supreme Court decision.  I believed that, and Bruce Ennis believed that.
   
   What do you mean by the ACLU "baggage?"
   
   Just because of who they are and what their reputation is and what they do.  They bring a lot of baggage to court.  The U.S. Supreme Court—the men and women on the Court—put on their underwear the same way you and I do.  In other words, these are human beings.  We're dealing with human beings.

5. "American Library Association (ALA) Youth and Privacy Conference 2011," by Angela Maycock, American Library Association, Cory Doctorow speaking at 14:34, 24-25 March 2011.
6. "Banned Books Week: Puppet Book Banners," by Greg Landgraf, American Libraries, 23 September 2009, which is recommended for public school children in "2010 Choose Privacy Week Resource Guide," by Office for Intellectual Freedom, American Library Association, circa May 2010, Privacy Lesson for Grades K-12, pp.35-41.
7. "American Library Association (ALA) Youth and Privacy Conference 2011," by Angela Maycock, American Library Association, Cory Doctorow speaking at 14:56, 24-25 March 2011.
8. "A Nation Challenged: Questions of Confidentiality; Competing Principles Leave Some Professionals Debating Responsibility to Government," by David E. Rosenbaum, The New York Times, 23 November 2001.

   8A.  "Terror Hunt May End Privacy at the Library; Patriot Act Opens Records to FBI," by Daniel de Vise, The Miami Herald, 1 September 2002.
   
   8B.  "Protecting Criminals vs. Protecting Privacy: A Librarian's Dilemma?," by Lynne Gamble, Moebius 1:2 (2003) pp.17-22.

9. "The American Library Association Joins the Jihad," by Robert Spencer, Jihad Watch, 9 October 2009.
10. "Library Association Abandons Principle, Allows Censorship," by Steven Emerson, IPT News, 21 July 2009. 
11. "Muslim Council Offers Educational Materials to Public Libraries," by Unnamed, America Libraries, 9 September 2002.
12. Muslim Mafia: Inside the Secret Underworld That's Conspiring to Islamize America, by P. David Gaubatz and Paul Sperry, WND Books, 15 October 2009, p.274.
13. "Libraries Revisit Islam," by Unnamed , The Washington Times, 20 October 2003, p.1.
14. "Letters to the Editor; The More You Know," by ALA President Carla Hayden, The Washington Times, 22 October 2003.
15. "American Library Association Supports Muslim Brotherhood-Linked CAIR Against Rep King's Counter Terror Hearings," by Pamela Geller, Atlas Shrugs, 9 March 2011.
16. Librarians for Fairness (http://LibrariansForFairness.org/).
17. "Librarians for Terror," by Lee Kaplan, FrontPage Magazine, 17 Aug 2004.
18. "Resolution on the Destruction of Palestinian Libraries, Archives, and Other Cultural Institutions," by ALA Council, American Library Association, 19 June 2002.
19. "American Library Association Shamed," by Nat Hentoff, Laurel Leader-Call, 2 March 2007.
20. "Five Groups Promoting the Red-Green Alliance," by Carl in Jerusalem, Israel Matzav, 21 March 2011.
21. "Libraries vs. Police in a Suit Sparked by Porn; Kent Case Centers on People's Rights and Protections," by Jeffrey M. Barker, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 13 August 2002.
22. "Oak Lawn Library Vows to Keep Playboy on Shelf," by Jo Napolitano, Chicago Tribune, 23 June 2005.
23. "A Library That Would Rather Block Than Offend," by Pamela Mendels, The New York Times, 18 January 1997.
24. "Easy Access?," by Spencer Michels, The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, 7 August 1997.
25. "Preventing Kids From Seeing Illegal Smut Is Not Unconstitutional; It's Common Sense," by Janet M. LaRue, Senior Director of Legal Studies at the Family Research Council, National Policy Center: Idea House (2001).
26. "Vote No on Prop. 81," by Editorial Board, Gilroy Dispatch, 19 May 2006.
27. "From the AASL IF Committee Chair," by Helen Adams, ALA's American Association of School Librarians, 7 February 2011.
28. "2010 Choose Privacy Week Resource Guide," by Office for Intellectual Freedom, American Library Association, circa May 2010, Privacy Lesson for Grades K-12, pp.35-41.
29. "American Library Association (ALA) Youth and Privacy Conference 2011," by Angela Maycock, American Library Association, 24-25 March 2011, wherein Angela Maycock opens talking about how all the George Soros money will be used to "use libraries as community centers" to "educate" Americans nationwide and Cory Doctorow is seen urging children to bypass parental Internet filters, jailbreak electronic locks on devices, etc., contained within:  "New Video Overview of #YouthPrivacy Conference!," by Office for Intellectual Freedom, American Library Association, 7 May 2011, hyperlink in original:

    We again thank our conference attendees and supporters, including the Open Society Institute, for making this event possible and, ultimately, such a tremendous success.  We will be harnessing their insights as we move forward with strategies for reaching young people about privacy issues, and we look forward to expanding that circle to include even more partners and experts, as we continue our work to spread the privacy message far and wide.

    Cf., "Conference on Privacy and Youth: Day 1," by George Eberhart, American Libraries, 24 March 2011.
30. "Event | Sandra Braman - Tell Me What Democracy Looks Like," by Sandra Braman, Wisconsin Library Association, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee (UofWMilwaukee), 1 November 2011, including disclosure of George Soros grant for non-ALA work by ALA OIF Director Barbara Jones, beginning at 38:30.
31. "Alfonso Soriano; Difference Between Revisions," by Deborah Caldwell-Stone writing anonymously as 66.158.92.4, Wikipedia, 13:13-19:08, 18 May 2007.  I have yet to publish the full proof of this, but groundwork is laid in "ALA Pushes Net Neutrality on Wikipedia; Political and Pecuniary Interests Promoted Anonymously by ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom May Violate Ethical and Tax Codes."
32. "Exaggerating Bullying Could Increase Bullying," by Larry Magid, The Huffington Post, 26 October 2011.

About Dan Kleinman of SafeLibraries

Dan Kleinman of SafeLibraries has been addressing library safety issues relating to American Library Association policy for over a decade, ever since his own kindergartner was victimized by the ALA's anything-goes policy.  He is recognized by the ALA as its leading critic.  He assists community members, governmental leaders, school superintendents, media members, law enforcement, lawyers and legislators with seeing through ALA propaganda and addressing the negative effects of ALA policy that sidesteps the law, community standards, and common sense—see, e.g., his Making Public Libraries Safer publication.  He has been involved in hundreds of cases in the USA and Canada, some more publicly than others, such as exemplified by his front page USA Today appearance.  One example of his success is that Iowa sought legislation requiring statewide library filtering as a direct result of his involvement in uncovering the cause of a Des Moines public library restroom toddler molestation, namely, a lack of Internet filtering in deference to ALA policy.

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FOR MORE INFORMATION, or to schedule an interview with Dan Kleinman, please call or text Dan at (845) 397-7233 any time or email SafeLibraries@gmail.com.  To see him in action, watch "Porn in Public Libraries," by Walter Kane, Kane In Your Corner, News 12 New Jersey, 5 November 2011 (http://tinyurl.com/SafeLibrariesNews12NJ), or listen to his radio appearances on NPR, WABC, FOX, WYDE, etc. (http://tinyurl.com/SafeLibrariesPublications)  Or visit his "About Me" page (http://tinyurl.com/AboutSafeLibraries).  His informational web site is http://safelibraries.blogspot.com/.  If desired, write to Dan at SafeLibraries, 641 Shunpike Rd #123, Chatham, NJ 07928.

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NOTE ADDED 17 JANUARY 2012:

End notes 8A and 8B added.

Also, see:

• "George Soros Uses American Library Association to 'Educate' Americans Nationwide," by Pamela Geller, Atlas Shrugs, 4 January 2012.

NOTE ADDED 22 FEBRUARY 2012:

This contains new information:

• "ALA Enables Soros to Indoctrinate Children and Communities Nationwide in a Manner that Threatens Freedom of Speech," by Dan Kleinman, SafeLibraries, 21 February 2012.

NOTE ADDED 9 MARCH 2012:

Ernest Istook, the author of the Children Internet Protection Act, has spoken against the ALA for forcing its way into a third of American libraries, to the detriment of children.  I have been saying this for over a decade, I just did not realize it was that bad, though I am sure it is.  What a pleasure to get confirmation of my work by none other than the author of CIPA:

• "CIPA Author Exposes ALA Deception; Ernest Istook Who Authored Children's Internet Protection Act Calls Out American Library Association for Using Legal Tactics to Claim First Amendment Protection for Public Library Pornography Viewing, Causing Librarians to Be Indifferent and Leave Children Unprotected"

Also, Barbara Jones of the ALA's OIF continues to gush about George Soros's Open Society Institute, displaying its propaganda, etc.  See/listen for yourselves as the ACLU-engendered ALA OIF expands the definition of librarianship to include responsibility for teaching the George Soros version of "privacy" to school children nationwide:

• "'Should Librarians Care About Privacy Anymore?' Webinar Audio Tape Now Available," by School of Information and Library Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 3 February 2012.

The Blaze Magazine, pictured to the right, has picked up on what I have written here and has made the issue the cover story for March 2012:

• "Progressives' Stealth Operation Revealed," by Chris Field, The Blaze Magazine, 8 March 2012.

NOTE ADDED 21 MARCH 2012:

Those wishing to learn about George Soros whose money the ALA so gleefully accepts should read:

• "George Soros -- the Rich Man Who is Hated Around the World," by Dan Gainor, FoxNews.com, 27 February 2012.

NOTE ADDED 5 JUNE 2012:

In depth details about George Soros:

• "Special Report: George Soros: Godfather of the Left; Liberal Billionaire Trying to Give U.S. a Liberal Society It Can't Refuse," by Dan Gainor and Iris Somberg, Media Research Center, 4 June 2012.

NOTE ADDED 26 JUNE 2012:

George Soros is also funding voter fraud efforts in numerous states.  So he funds the ALA for the "privacy" fraud, and now he's seeking to throw American elections.  People should know who's funding the ALA, a guy seeking to steal your country away from you, a thief, an enemy of the US Constitution.  The ALA should disassociate itself from this American enemy, but it won't:

• "Why Is the Voter Participation Center Spoofing the Virginia State Board of Elections' Return Address?," by Bryan Preston, PJ Media, 25 July 2012.

NOTE ADDED 5 SEPTEMBER 2012:

The ALA's OIF and its George Soros-funded efforts to teach children nationwide Soros's "open society" political views via the ALA has now been given an award from "Consumer Action"—for "protecting consumers [and] immigrant communities" in a manner having nothing to do with librarianship, the mission of the ALA:

• "Consumer Action INSIDER - June 2012," by Consumer Action, Consumer Action, 31 May 2012:

  Consumer Action has chosen three honorees for its annual fundraising benefit and awards ceremony on Oct. 2 at the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. ....
  
  At the event, Consumer Action will honor three distinguished awardees making major contributions to protect consumers. ....
  
  The American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom (ALA OIC) will receive our 2012 Consumer Excellence Award in the Community Organization category.  We honor the ALA OIF because of its outstanding efforts to educate consumers on their privacy rights via participation in privacy coalitions, Choose Privacy Week at local libraries and development of the Privacy Revolution (privacyrevolution.org) website.  For 2012 Choose Privacy Week the office made an excellent short video called "Vanishing Liberties," which focuses on the loss of privacy and civil liberties for immigrant communities.

NOTE ADDED 29 MARCH 2013:

• "ALA Listed As Top Facilitator of Porn in America and a Leading Contributor to Sexual Exploitation of Women," by Dan Kleinman, SafeLibraries, 29 March 2013.

NOTE ADDED 8 AUGUST 2013:

This could in part explain or reflect the ALA's anti-Israel actions and censorship, given the major funding it gets from this man:

• "George Soros-Funded Foundations Contribute to Anti-Israel Groups; New Report Tracks Groups Funded by Soros-Supported Network of Foundations," by Daniel Wiser, The Washington Free Beacon, 6 August 2013.

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