Petition to Support our Libraries and Stand Against Censorship

Libraries in Parishes across the state are being targeted for censorship by political special interest groups and we need your help to stop them here in St Tammany. 

 

St Tammany Parish is a welcoming community to all and we stand firmly against banning books.  As such we endorse the following statements:

  • We believe that all people in our Parish deserve to see themselves reflected in our library’s collection.
  • We know a large majority of Americans (75%) across the political spectrum oppose book bans.
  • We stand in opposition to special interest groups seeking to limit access or remove books from our libraries. These groups include the St Tammany Parish Library Accountability Project, Citizens for a New Louisiana, and AG Landry. 
  • We believe parents should decide for themselves what their children read and that individuals and groups from our community should not dictate what other parents let their children read or what books are available in our library. 
  • Limiting access to or banning books from public libraries is a slippery slope to government censorship and a violation of our first amendment rights.
  • We hold our library director and our librarians in high regard and trust them to do their jobs.

We are united against book bans and we ask that our Parish President and Council pledge to act to protect the rights of members of our community to access a variety of books, magazines and other media through our public libraries.

Information about what brought this petition about can be found here.

3,115 signatures

Will you sign?

  • Scott Crawford
    signed via 2023-03-21 00:47:17 -0500
  • Sarah Mariano
    signed 2023-03-20 23:08:28 -0500
  • Carol Darcourt
    signed 2023-03-20 21:13:20 -0500
  • Annabelle Mcdermot
    signed 2023-03-20 21:11:41 -0500
    I have been going to libraries all my life. Those who want sensiorship need not check out books they don’t like, but when they demand removal of books they are just being bullies.
  • Allison Wyatt
    signed 2023-03-20 20:23:33 -0500
    Thank you
  • Valerie Hendrix
    signed 2023-03-20 19:20:44 -0500
  • Kimberly Schulte
    signed 2023-03-20 18:38:13 -0500
  • Richard Bolgiano
    signed 2023-03-20 17:13:10 -0500
  • Bonnie Clements
    signed via 2023-03-20 15:38:27 -0500
    I agree with this statement:


    “We believe parents should decide for themselves what their children read and that individuals and groups from our community should not dictate what other parents let their children read or what books are available in our library.”


    I believe those parents wanting to dictate what other parents do most likely wouldn’t want to be dictated to.
  • Jan Wells
    signed 2023-03-20 14:30:06 -0500
  • Tammy Curry
    signed via 2023-03-20 13:30:51 -0500
  • Alissa Desmond
    signed 2023-03-20 13:14:40 -0500
  • Marta Badon
    signed 2023-03-20 12:41:52 -0500
  • Sarah Guth
    signed 2023-03-20 12:13:32 -0500
  • Kelley varisco
    signed 2023-03-20 10:57:44 -0500
  • Penny Givens
    signed 2023-03-20 10:22:52 -0500
  • Janet Lewis
    signed 2023-03-20 10:17:28 -0500
  • Shanna Utterback
    signed 2023-03-20 08:30:32 -0500
  • Jennifer Thompson
    signed via 2023-03-20 07:49:43 -0500
  • Kim Hickson
    signed 2023-03-20 07:04:55 -0500
  • Anita Damron
    signed 2023-03-20 05:54:24 -0500
  • Melanie Cleland
    signed 2023-03-20 02:45:14 -0500
  • Ramirez Nancy
    signed 2023-03-20 00:58:34 -0500
  • Teresa Landry
    signed 2023-03-19 23:31:27 -0500
  • Kenneth Folse
    signed 2023-03-19 23:13:39 -0500
  • Deborah Houston
    signed 2023-03-19 23:02:01 -0500
    FIRST amendment is more important than the second. If you wish to be taken seriously you cannot pick and choose which parts of the Constitution you will fight for. STAY OUT OF MY BOOKS! Other places too but we’ll discuss them at a later time!
  • Cynthia Kilchrist
    signed 2023-03-19 22:13:51 -0500
  • Megan Smith
    signed 2023-03-19 21:11:48 -0500
  • Peggy Wolfe
    signed via 2023-03-19 21:09:06 -0500
  • Narcissa Harvey
    signed 2023-03-19 19:21:51 -0500