Tag Archives: Judith Krug

If Leftists Ran the Zoo, Dr. Seuss Would Be Caged

Posted on March 4, 2021 by David E Smith

This September 19-25, the displays in public libraries for the American Library Association’s annual Banned Books Week are going to be overflowing with banned books. In addition to Ryan T. Anderson’s book When Harry Became Sally, and Abigail Schrier’s book, Irreversible Damage, there will be not one, not two, not three, but SIX Dr. Seuss books.

Posted in Marriage/Family/Culture | Tagged Abigail Schrier, American Library Association, Banned Books Week, Chris Cillizza, CNN, Dr. Seuss, Fahrenheit 451, If I Ran the Zoo, Irreversible Damage, Judith Krug, Ray Bradbury, Ryan T. Anderson, When Harry Became Sally | Comments Off

The ALA Plunges Deeper into the Drag Cesspool

Posted on August 21, 2018 by David E Smith

The American Library Association (ALA) has revealed that it has not yet reached the nadir of ethical corruption. Through its Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) division, the Intellectual Freedom Committee, which promotes “continuing education programs” for children, just wrote this (you better be sitting down):

Interested in bringing Drag Queen Storytime to your library? ALSC Committee Members received tips for optimizing success from library pioneers who have already done it. We also had the chance to meet a Drag Queen who talked about the value of offering this program, including fostering empathy, tolerance, creativity, imagination and fun.

I …

Posted in Education | Tagged American Library Association, Association for Library Service to Children, Banned Books Week, Collection Development Policies, Intellectual Freedom Committee, Judith Krug, Office of Intellectual Freedom | Comments Off

Totalitarian Librarians Rage About Pitman Picture Book Controversy

Posted on August 29, 2017 by David E Smith

Never poke a sleeping bear or the ideology of “tolerant” librarians. IFI’s recent article by John Biver about a controversy brewing in West Chicago over a picture book for young children that positively portrays the homosexuality-celebrating “pride” parades that pollute city streets throughout the country every June has unleashed the fury of freedom-lovin’ librarians across the nation.

Posted in Education, Sexuality | Tagged American Library Association, Daughters of Bilitis, Dawn Betts-Green, Deborah M Monn Bifulk, Fobazi Ettarh, Gayle E. Pitman, Ingrid Conley-Abrams, John Biver, Judith Krug, Meghan Cirrhito, Office of Intellectual Freedom, Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, This Day in June, When You Look Out the Window | Comments Off

Chicago Tribune Op Ed on Banned Books Week

Posted on October 5, 2011 by David E Smith

On Tuesday, John Keilman wrote a lighthearted editorial on last week’s annual dishonest campaign by the American Library Association (ALA) laughably named “Banned Books Week.”

His personal story was revelatory. Keilman shared that when he was young, pulp novels with “absolutely no redeeming value” beckoned with an irresistible force. He describes what so powerfully attracted him: their “lurid” titles and the cover art which depicted the hero with “his arm around a busty woman, blasting a hole through some underworld stooge.”

But then after explicitly stating the sexual and violent language and imagery that served as “catnip to a preteen” …

Posted in Media Watch | Tagged ALA, Banned Books Week, Chicago Tribune, John Keilman, Judith Krug | Comments Off