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.

3,541 signatures

Will you sign?

  • Karl Moore
    signed 2023-11-05 16:48:32 -0600
  • Lizzy Middleton
    signed 2023-11-01 13:52:06 -0500
  • Beverly McCoy
    signed 2023-10-29 17:43:04 -0500
    Please remember that no one was ever hurt by stories about people like them. And behaving as though people who love are hurting you is creating hate. Love is what we’re asked to do by our Creator! So go forth and LOVE everyone!
  • Esther Shefsky
    signed 2023-10-29 17:18:44 -0500
  • Ischelle Martin
    signed 2023-10-24 14:59:07 -0500
  • Heidi Pace
    signed 2023-10-23 18:41:08 -0500
  • Janice Puckett
    signed 2023-10-22 16:17:44 -0500
  • Jenel Gauthier
    signed 2023-10-20 21:05:23 -0500
  • Kelli Creech
    signed 2023-10-14 10:46:01 -0500
  • Traci Soutullo
    signed 2023-10-07 01:16:54 -0500
  • Charles Vaught
    signed 2023-10-06 17:49:22 -0500
  • Erika Ebright
    signed via 2023-10-05 09:14:59 -0500
  • Gary Stergiades
    signed 2023-10-05 08:59:58 -0500
  • George Terrebonne
    signed 2023-10-04 18:24:01 -0500
  • Chance Reynolds
    signed 2023-10-03 15:12:58 -0500
    This is RIDICULOUS, I REFUSE TO STAND BY while these people recreate nazi germany. PROTECT LGBT YOUTH!! AND OUR LIBRARIES!!! This is not what Louisiana stands for.
  • Rachel Colonna
    signed 2023-10-01 17:49:05 -0500
  • Hoyt Sayler
    signed 2023-09-29 10:57:48 -0500
  • Michael Spalt
    signed 2023-09-24 19:43:19 -0500
  • Christine Spalt
    signed 2023-09-24 19:22:12 -0500
    You do not have a right to say what other people can or can not read!
  • Julia Smith
    signed 2023-09-24 08:51:00 -0500
  • Judith Smith
    signed 2023-09-22 14:04:04 -0500
    Also looking for a yard sign
  • Lauren Huckey
    signed 2023-09-20 22:41:06 -0500
  • Amy Brunet
    signed 2023-09-20 22:20:04 -0500
  • Rosalyn Cousin
    signed 2023-09-20 07:25:48 -0500
  • Tiffany Fee
    signed 2023-09-16 19:25:22 -0500
  • Elizabeth Henson
    signed 2023-09-10 10:33:33 -0500
  • Tom Hassinger
    signed 2023-09-09 13:54:39 -0500
    Where can I find garden flags?
  • Suzanne Harper
    signed 2023-09-09 12:51:53 -0500
  • Kathryne Delcarpio
    signed 2023-09-09 08:34:20 -0500
  • Jessica Gauley
    signed 2023-09-07 17:13:15 -0500