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Library Professionals vs Grandfather Protecting Children

5/1/2024

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Grandfather:
How  you  doing?  I'm  Tony  Moore.  I  live  in  Prattville.  I've  been  in  Prattville  all  my  life.  I  was  a  city  councilman  for  eight  years.  I've  been  driving  a  school  bus  for  20  years  and  I'm  part  of  cleanup  Prattville.

 And  I  wanted  to  be  here  today  to  ask  you  to  support  this  bill,  House  Bill  of  385.  And,  and  I  brought  my  little  grandson  here  because  when  I  found  out  this  was  going  on, I  found  out  there  was  books  in  our  library,  which  I  used  to  hang  out  in  as  a  kid,  waiting  on  my  parents  to  pick  me  up,  this  little  four  year  old  here  could  find  out  how  he  could  become  a   girl.

 That's  a  shame.  And  I  think  we  owe  it  to  our  kids.  kids  to  pass  this  bill  and  support  it  with  all  that  we  can.  And  I  know  I  have  limited  time, but  I'd  like  to  quote  something  from  the  Bible.  I'm  not  a  preacher,  my  brother  does  that.  I'm  a  politician,  I  guess  you'd  say. 

But  it's  Mark  chapter  9:42.
 And  whosoever  shall  offend  one  of  these  little  ones  that  believe  in  me,  it  is  better.  for  him  that  a  millstone  were  hung  around  his  neck  and  he  were  cast  in  the  sea.  I  didn't  say  that, God  said  that  and  I  think  we're  all  gonna  be  held  accountable  for  what  we  do  for  these  little  ones  and  I'm  gonna  do  my  part.  And  recently  the  city  of  Prattville  has  completely  overhauled  our  library  board  . They resigned.  They  knew  they  were  wrong.  And  I  would  ask  you  to  do  everything  within  your  power,  your  God -given  power  to  support  these  little  ones  'cause  they're  all  we  got.  Thank you.
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  Chris  Warren:
 Good  morning,  or  what  is  left  of  it.  My  name  is  Chris  Warren.
 I'm  a  resident  of  Houston  County,  a  library  professional  with  20  years  of  experience  and  the  director  of  the  Dothan  Houston  County  Library  System.  I'm  here  to  speak  against  HP  385.  I'm  also  on  the  executive  counsel  of  the  Alabama  Library  Association.
 First,  the  legislation,  as  it's  written,  affords  no  process  to  due  or  otherwise  to  the  accused.  There's  no  investigation  of  criminal  wrongdoing  or  even  an  evaluation  of  the  legitimacy  of  any  claim  that  material  is  or  isn't  obscene.
 On  top  of  that,  anyone  can  submit  a  claim,  even  if  they  don't  have  a  library  card,  even  if  they  don't  live  in  that  county,  even  if  they  don't  live  in  Alabama.  This  creates  an  undue  burden  on  libraries,  not  to  mention  an  undue  burden  on  our  local  district  attorneys  who  would  be  required  to  prosecute  these  accusations.
 Second,  the  legislation  short  circuits  the  policies  and  procedures  that  libraries  already  have  in  place.  In  most  cases,  this  includes  a  materials  reconsideration  process  through  which  patrons  can  formally  express  concerns  about  what  they  deem  objectionable.
 As  Professionals,  we  take  this  process  very  seriously.  In  fact,  in  Dothan,  we've  invested  $20 ,000,  the  equivalent  there  of  a  staff  time  to  evaluate  these.  We  take  great  efforts  to  minimize  our  own  concerns, biases  and  avoid  any  knee -jerk  reactions  or  blanket  decisions.  Third,  libraries  already  have  trained,  educated,  experienced,  thoughtful,  caring  and  community -minded  employees  who  work  tirelessly  to  ensure  that  our  collections  reflect  the  interests, values,  and  lived  experiences  of  all  of  our  taxpayers. 

Our  collections  may  include  titles  that  are  sexually  explicit  or  that  are  related  to  sexuality  or  gender,  but  to  claim  that  we  have  obscene  materials  or  even  pornography  is  offensive  at  best  and  dangerous at  worst.  Fourth  and  finally,  this  bill would  subject  our  city's  counties  and  public  libraries  to  a  deluge  of  litigation,  which  would  result  in  taxpayer  dollars  being  spent  to  pay  attorneys  and  settle  lawsuits.
 That's  money  that  cities  can't  use  to  pay  police  officers  and  teachers,  money  that  counties  can't  use  to  pay  broken  roads  or  repair  bridges,  and  money  that  public  libraries  can't  use  for  summer  readings,  STEM  kits,  and  classroom  outreach  activities.  For these reasons I urge you to vote against  (server went down so you could not hear rest of his words).


Summary--are children expendable when adult librarians could face penalties?  If they are innocent surely they should not suffer but if guilty -- then they should be held accountable and the Libraries also.  Hope HB385 will not be watered down as there are warning signs when minds of children are being turned to destroy the nation.

The above picture paints a thousand words...Grandpa fighting to protect the little one vs Professional  who can not understand that they are harming young people.  The three reconsideration forms are of books that he sees fit to keep in the Library.  Someone has said you do not keep trash in the house and those that protect it does not seem to have God's moral values in mind.  Rather it is easier to disregard the concern for the children as it will prove too costly etc.  In God's eyes...disregarding the harm is very harmful to our future.
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