<div dir="ltr">According to his profile here: <a href="https://www.ilga.gov/house/Rep.asp?MemberID=2058&GA=98">https://www.ilga.gov/house/Rep.asp?MemberID=2058&GA=98</a> , he was a public library board trustee before he became a member of the General Assembly. Which tells me that he absolutely knows better and he's pandering. Shameful.</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Mar 23, 2023 at 8:30 AM Brian Andrusyk via AISLE <<a href="mailto:aisle@list.railslibraries.info">aisle@list.railslibraries.info</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class="msg-4795545003460206066">
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<p class="MsoNormal">In today’s <i>Chicago Tribune</i> there’s an article with the headline “Illinois House Oks Measure to Allow the State to Deny Grants to Libraries that Ban Books”
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https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-book-ban-legislation-20230322-7ux3fpvg7feyzaiggcppgkrf2a-story.html</a> I wrote to my state representative encouraging her to vote for this bill and was happy to learn she was a sponsor.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">In today’s (March 23, 2023) article, I was taken back by a quote by Rep. C.D. Davidsmeyer of Jacksonville who was in opposition to the bill.
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<p class="MsoNormal">“I’m not sure what library science teaches an individual to allow them to decide the mental maturity of a child,” he said. “I don’t think that a librarian is the end-all, be-all decision-maker in the state of Illinois on what books should
be given to a child.”<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Librarians are ONE of the decision-makers. Parents and the students themselves are also decision makers. Parents do have the right to decide what and what not THEIR children should read. Parents should not have the right to decide
what other children can or cannot read. As librarians, we also need to look at who makes up the community. That means we select for many groups, beliefs, and lifestyles, and not just for a select group. I work at a Catholic high school. I do have books
about other faiths in my collection because not every student is Catholic. It also allows students to explore and become empathic towards other religions. I am willing to bet that Davidsmeyer has not read ALA’s Library Bill of Rights or has gone to his public
library and asked questions to a librarian about how material is selected and placed. I’m preaching to the choir here.
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<p class="MsoNormal">What do you all think of this remark? Should AISLE and/or ILA respond to this?
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<p class="MsoNormal">Okay, I’m getting off my soapbox before someone shoves me off. Thank you for your time.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:rgb(0,22,72)">Brian Andrusyk, MLIS | School Librarian & Book Store Manager<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
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