IMLS is the Latest Target of American Library Association with Kelly Jensen Smearing It As Doo Doo

Kelly Jensen does doo doo smear on IMLS

Kelly Jensen uses hate and projection to smear IMLS (United States Institute for Museum and Library Services).  IMLS gets smeared like doo doo, because this is one underhanded, disgusting technique ALA uses to push its efforts to indoctrinate children in schools and libraries using the taxpaying public's money to do so.  

Kelly Jensen's doo doo references, themselves a form of projection, start right in the title of her latest IMLS hit job, the first significant word:

"The Ensh*ttification of the Institute of Museum and Library Services Trucks On: What's Happening and What You Can Do; Nearly a Year After the Institute of Museum and Library Services was Dismantled, What's Happening At the Agency? What Can We Do to Help Out?," by Kelly Jensen, Book Riot, 2 March 2026.

Oh look, she censored the word in the title by using an asterisk, but it's spelled out right there in the URL.  So it's okay for kids and URLs but not for Book Riot by Riot New Media:

• https://bookriot.com/the-enshittification-of-the-imls/

In fairness, she did use the word in the text, in one of many efforts to smear IMLS:

"further enshittifying democracy, rather than serving the American citizenry."

And these people are supposedly "trusted experts" for children, set into law by ALA's "Freedom to Read Act" that ALA is spreading across America and the federal government.  

School librarians are not trusted experts.  If anything, they represent the "ensh*ttification" of public education throughout America, and the scatological reference is just more projection.

Trusted expert Kelly Jensen is an awarded hero of American Library Association with a Presidential Commendation from ALA's American Association of School Librarians (AASL).  That means she's a trusted expert for ALA itself.  ALA librarians award each other, like they award books they want kids to read, like Gender Queer.  Awards are given to people and books for the most kids harmed or the best potential to harm kids.  This is sort of like "Library Girl" Kendra Sunderland won multiple awards from the adult entertainment industry.

School librarians generally are not trusted experts for school children, given they are trained no book is ever inappropriate for any child and given the vocal ones are uniformly opposed to America and capitalism, like the one suing me who published on Bluesky, "THE REVOLUTION IS OVERDUE," but I digress.  So many other cases, other librarians, I should write a separate story about it.

Back to Kelly Jensen, here is the doo doo level of her AASL Presidential Commendation arguments against IMLS:

• the perfect encapsulation of how the Trump Vance administration is hellbent on destroying an agency dedicated to sharing and protecting truth, facts, and information
• the regime's obsession with and dedication to AI is about bowing to technocrats and further ensh[*]ttifying democracy, rather than serving the American citizenry
• The Trump Vance regime
• No one in the current regime
• IMLS is an arm of propaganda for the Trump-Vance regime
• The IMLS Freedom Trucks stole over $14,000,000 from U.S. taxpayers, intended to serve public libraries and museums, and funneled it directly into the pockets of the right-wing private corporation PragerU
• the Freedom Trucks, which the regime claims celebrate America’s shared cultural history in honor of the country’s 250th anniversary

Maybe if she keeps saying "regime" often enough it will become the truth?  She's a "trusted expert" after all, with a Presidential Commendation.  She writes "regime" 20 times in her one screed.  Here's more:

• a history and philosophy of whitewashing history
• It is infuriating to see that states with lower literacy levels, where schools have become the most targeted by partisan politics (past and present), where books and texts filled with facts and history have been yanked off the shelves "to protect the kids," and where money is being stolen from public schools to fund the private education of the already-wealthy are the ones getting the "treat" of Freedom Trucks
• These Trucks further lie to some of the most vulnerable about this country’s history and further the propaganda that the regime hopes they’ll continue to swallow down without question

Here's where she calls everyone stupid if they allegedly lack "critical" skills:

• Too many of those who will hop aboard the trucks lack the critical literacy skills (of all kinds) to ask questions.

This gutter level of argument and projection goes on and on for the remainder of the hit piece.  I'll skip it now.

Contrast that writing with real journalism, real reporting, presenting many of the same issues, but without the hate and projection:

"Top Library Advocate: Backing Drag Queen Story Hour Supports Parental Choice," by Susan Crabtree, RCP Staff, RealClear Politics, 3 March 2026.

🚨NEW: American Library Association President Sam Helmick (they/them) Says Backing Drag Queen Happy Hour Supports Parental Choice.

Helmick’s statement comes amid a fierce debate over the rights of parents to opt children out of sexual lessons or material in schools and the… pic.twitter.com/yYCna3fSuh

— Susan Crabtree (@susancrabtree) March 3, 2026

Also, Kelly Jensen takes a victory lap that she supposedly forced IMLS to change its home page.  She writes on Bluesky: 

Yes, indeed, the IMLS home page is back to what it was before they spit out AI slop on it last week. 

Guess what works?  Exposing, amplifying, shaming, and pushing back.

Pure propaganda.  First, IMLS likely corrected things on its own.  Second, Kelly taking a victory lap is a joke.  Last year she wrote an article that had absolutely zero effect on IMLS.  She leaves that out of her fakery.  Last year she wrote "The Latest From IMLS and What You Need to Prepare For Right Now," and all that exposing, amplifying, shaming, and pushing back made no difference.  Though back then she used administration 4 times and no regimes.  Now that she's using 20 regimes, that made the difference.  She's a trusted expert on her own delusions of self worth.

Besides, how good is Kelly as a "trusted expert" on IMLS if she brags about and recommends other librarians block federal government accounts on Bluesky?

"Mom, what did you do on your Friday night?" 

Well, I spent it blocking federal departments and agencies on Bluesky, like in any other normal f[*]cking reality.

I'm looking forward to what the new IMLS will do for America.

How about you?

—

URL of this page: 

 safelibraries.blogspot.com/2026/03/imls-is-latest-target-of-ala.html

Follow Kelly on X: @patriotesse

Follow Dan on X: @OccupyLibraries @SafeLibraries @WLibraryA

Join World Library Association:

WorldLibraryAssociation.org

Legal Defense for SLAPP Suits Against Free Speech

RealClearPolitics Commentary: 'Wake Up, Parents: American Library Association Is (Still) Grooming Our Kids'

The following "Commentary" is authored by me and published at RealClearPolitics.  Emphasis, hyperlinks, and graphics in original:

Kleinman, Dan. “Wake Up, Parents: American Library Association Is (Still) Grooming Our Kids.” RealClearPolitics, December 18, 2025. https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2025/12/18/wake_up_parents_american_library_association_is_still_grooming_our_kids_153640.html.

Wake Up, Parents: American Library Association Is (Still) Grooming Our Kids

COMMENTARY

By Dan Kleinman

Imagine if your 15-year-old came to my house, and I gave them a book about edgy sex positions? What if I gave your 16-year-old a book with graphic illustrations of oral or anal sex?

Would you be happy with that? Or would you be mighty suspicious of me?

Many parents may not know it, but there is an ongoing fight over certain books and whether they should be given to minors without their parents’ knowledge or consent. That’s what the American Library Association wants. The ALA recently launched a nationwide campaign against so-called “book bans,” with ALA President Sam Helmick (they/them) saying it is about the “freedom to read.”

Except, the ALA’s critics do not want to “ban” anything. Nor do they want to challenge the freedom to read – I know because I’m one of them. We do, however, want people to know that the ALA wants inappropriate materials in your kids’ hands, regardless of your parental preferences.

In 2023, Sen. Mike Lee revealed a video of Deborah Caldwell-Stone, then-director of the American Library Association’s Office for Intellectual Freedom, admitting that the ALA is reframing sexually inappropriate content for minors as “diverse materials” focused on “inclusion.” Caldwell-Stone said the previously quiet part out loud.

It shocked me because I always thought that ALA librarians were the “good guys.” After all, who ever imagined that librarians would play the part of creepy guy in a trenchcoat?

But some of society’s most trusted leaders misuse their power and prestige as cover, at the expense of our kids (think about the Catholic priest scandals). While a tiny percentage of priests are up to no good, the wrongdoers use the cover of their innocent job titles to engage in perverse conduct. In a similar vein, librarians who want to “reframe” perverse fetish instruction manuals as “diverse education” aren’t thinking about your kids’ best interests.

One of the books in question is “Let’s Talk About It,” which is aimed at teenagers with graphic images of how to insert butt plugs or advice on fetish pornography websites. Another is “Gender Queer: A Memoir,” which contains multiple pages of illustrations depicting oral sex. The explicit images were entered into the congressional record in 2023 for all to see (fair warning). The pictures are worth a thousand words.

I have reported on these developments at the ALA through my blog “SafeLibraries,” exposing those who are advocating for minors to read books like “Gender Queer” without parental knowledge. I have regularly posted on social media about how this exposure constitutes “grooming,” and I have revealed individual librarians who are intent – with the ALA’s backing – on keeping these books available to kids.

One such librarian is Amanda Jones, who has publicly supported “Gender Queer” and “Let’s Talk About It” as suitable for kids. Those who dare to question “Gender Queer,” are in her words, “targeting LGBTQ and other marginalized communities.” Now, Jones has sued me in federal court for defamation and false light for calling that “grooming.” (I have filed an anti-SLAPP motion to dismiss the case with the help of veteran First Amendment lawyer Marc Randazza, and it is currently pending.) I stand by that opinion.

Let’s be very clear: This is not a partisan issue. So-called “book bans” are abhorrent, and even sexually explicit books like “Gender Queer” have a place on Amazon.com or at Barnes & Noble. However, that place is not somewhere kids have unfettered access.

None of us – Democrat or Republican – grew up in a world with images of blowjobs or butt plugs on the shelves. Is it “banning books” if the public library doesn’t stock Marquis De Sade? Is it “censorship” when sexual content can be found everywhere but the kids’ section?

For the ALA and individual librarians to recommend books about “marginalized communities,” that is one thing. As they grow older, kids should learn about differences in race, ethnicity, or sexual orientation. But a 14-year-old should never be encouraged by their local librarian to read about oral or anal sex – full stop.

This is not normal. Even left-wing friends of mine have been repulsed after skimming “Gender Queer,” especially at a time when U.S. literacy is plummeting (according to even leftist librarians). Nevertheless, the ALA has joined forces with Hollywood to celebrate Amanda Jones in a new documentary called “The Librarians,” ironically produced by “Sex and the City” actress Sarah Jessica Parker.

I have been called a “Nazi” and a “fascist” for taking this stance, which is shared by parents on both sides of the political aisle. But the ALA won’t silence us, and it is time for all parents to speak out against child grooming – especially in our libraries.

Dan Kleinman is the owner of SafeLibraries educational services. He is also executive director of the World Library Association, an alternative to the American Library Association.

Other URLS:

• https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/wake-parents-american-library-association-122858852.html

—

Related URLs: 

This page: safelibraries.blogspot.com/2025/12/realclearpolitics.html

Marc Randazza - Jones v. Kleinman: randazza.com/lawsuits/jones-v-kleinman/

Marc Randazza X post: x.com/marcorandazza/status/2001766590044606917 (X set it as "age-restricted adult content" although school librarians make it available to schoo children)

GiveSendGo - Legal Defense for SLAPP Suits Against Free Speech

On Twitter: 

Follow @SafeLibraries Follow @SexHarassed Follow @WLibraryA

Join World Library Association:

WorldLibraryAssociation.org

Legal Defense for SLAPP Suits Against Free Speech