Educators Turned Activists: Librarians Sound Alarm over Left-Wing Takeover of Profession

In the summer of 2020, on the heels of George Floyd’s murder, the American Library Association (ALA) encouraged its members to support Black Lives Matter (BLM).

“Many people are feeling helpless, but there are many ways we can center the voices and experiences of Black library workers and the Black community, support the broader Black Lives Matter movement, fight against police violence, and further the cause of racial justice,” Amber Hayes, a communications officer for the ALA wrote in a mass email to the ALA and its affiliate, the Association of Bookmobile and Outreach Services (ABOS).

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In the summer of 2020, on the heels of George Floyd’s murder, the American Library Association (ALA) encouraged its members to support Black Lives Matter (BLM).

“Many people are feeling helpless, but there are many ways we can center the voices and experiences of Black library workers and the Black community, support the broader Black Lives Matter movement, fight against police violence, and further the cause of racial justice,” Amber Hayes, a communications officer for the ALA wrote in a mass email to the ALA and its affiliate, the Association of Bookmobile and Outreach Services (ABOS).