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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">ALA President Patty Wong is in the NYT today! Text is below in case you run into a paywall.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#005F70">Kirsten Brodbeck-Kenney</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Lorna Peterson <lorna.peterson2401@gmail.com>
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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, March 7, 2022 4:47 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Library and Information Science Information and Discussion List <JESSE@lists.wayne.edu>; BCALA Listserv <bcala-listserv@bcala.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [BCALA] ALA president Patty Wong in the NYT: Your Librarian Wants to Challenge, Not Ban<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">American Library Association President Patty Wong has this letter in the Monday March 7, 2022
<i>New York Times</i>, page A16: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/06/opinion/letters/libraries-book-banning.html">
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/06/opinion/letters/libraries-book-banning.html</a> Thanks Patty! lp<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="gmail-css-axufdj"><strong>To the Editor:</strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="gmail-css-axufdj">As a young child, I didn’t see myself or my community reflected in my history books or in stories I read. It was as if I didn’t exist. Imagine if every book in the library collection was one where you did not see yourself.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="gmail-css-axufdj">I was grateful for the dedication of my local school and public librarians, who developed collections where I learned more about my own history and that of others. I developed empathy, understanding and a greater appreciation for
the freedom to choose my learning through reading.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="gmail-css-axufdj">In “<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/24/opinion/battle-library-neutrality.html?searchResultPosition=2">The Battle for the Soul of the Library</a>” (Opinion guest essay, Sunday Review, Feb. 27), Stanley Kurtz claims that library
titles and materials support political agendas. This could not be further from the truth.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="gmail-css-axufdj">Libraries represent values that are core to democracy. Trained and certified librarians and library workers provide services and collections that inform, engage, illuminate and help people of all ages learn more about the world around
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<p class="gmail-css-axufdj">Libraries across the country are addressing the effects of historical inequality and systemic racism on library users, especially people of color and those who belong to historically marginalized and minority communities. Library
professionals are dedicated to developing collections that allow every person to see themselves in library resources and provide a means to build understanding among all users.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="gmail-css-axufdj">The American Library Association is committed to free access to information and fair treatment of all people. We call on library colleagues at all levels and the public to promote the freedom to read and work toward addressing complex
topics that affect policies, practices or behaviors.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="gmail-css-axufdj">The A.L.A. is proud to engage in ongoing and difficult conversations as we work to strengthen librarianship and improve service for all.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="gmail-css-axufdj">Patty Wong<br>
Santa Clara, Calif.<br>
<em>The writer is president of the American Library Association</em><o:p></o:p></p>
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