Texas State Library and Archives Commission to Leave American Library Association

[CatWoman]

According to a state lawmaker’s announcement on social media, the Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) will “cut ties” with the American Library Association.

Rep. Brian Harrison (R-Midlothian) posted that after he made his request last month for TSLAC to leave the ALA, he was informed that “they will not renew their contract with them.”

“This is a win for all Texans,” Harrison said. “I applaud the courageous and decisive decision by (TSLAC) Chairwoman Matha Wong.”

In July, Harrison called on TSLAC to leave the ALA after the national organization elected a self-described “Marxist lesbian” as its president.

ALA President Emily Drabiniski ran for the position on an “openly socialist” platform, and in the lead up to the election posted a number of tweets and gave interviews where she described herself as being on “labor’s side” and said her tenure “will be socialist in tone.”

Some opponents of TSLAC’s move took to social media to voice their opinions, with progressive activist group Mothers Against Greg Abbott calling it “corruption” and claiming that “Texas becomes more fascist by the day.”

https://thetexan.news/issues/education/texas-state-library-and-archives-commission-to-leave-american-library-association/article_1c3eeb76-3e10-11ee-88a7-ebd7eac7e989.html

[niyad]

1. Did they leave, or were they "invited" to leave?

[AllBlue]

2. +1

[tanyev]

3. Probably threatened with a loss of state funding unless they left.

[niyad]

4. I was wondering if the ALA kicked them out, but you probably have it right.

[tanyev]

5. Yeah, I used to work for a Texas library.

TSLAC is the agency that manages all state funds to libraries and handles the pass through of lots of federal funding for libraries. Every contact I ever had with them was awesome. So competent, so committed to helping local libraries. I really believe the only reason they would do something like this is because a major loss of funding was threatened if they didn't.

[niyad]

6. That is just so sad. Another avenue of attack on learning and community,

of course.