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

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  • Annie Schara
    signed 2023-03-04 22:46:37 -0600
  • Laura Myers
    signed 2023-03-04 20:14:43 -0600
  • Darlene Scheuermann
    signed via 2023-03-04 18:00:52 -0600
  • Deanna Spillman
    signed 2023-03-04 13:37:45 -0600
  • Bryan M Gowland
    signed 2023-03-04 09:03:00 -0600
  • Sabrina Clark
    signed via 2023-03-04 00:48:35 -0600
  • Abby Menuet
    signed 2023-03-03 22:36:40 -0600
  • Jeff Sims
    signed 2023-03-03 19:28:22 -0600
  • Daisy Daigle
    signed 2023-03-03 15:38:47 -0600
  • Dinah Thanars
    signed 2023-03-03 00:36:39 -0600
  • Sallie Hall
    signed via 2023-03-02 21:14:40 -0600
  • Connie Reese
    signed 2023-03-02 18:21:11 -0600
  • Catherine M Hemphill
    signed 2023-03-02 18:01:02 -0600
  • Samantha Rabito
    signed 2023-03-02 15:09:03 -0600
    What have we turned into???
  • Cheri April
    signed 2023-03-02 14:40:57 -0600
  • Lara Vazquez
    signed 2023-03-02 13:52:47 -0600
  • Rachel Rooney
    signed 2023-03-02 07:23:15 -0600
  • Jamie Lewis
    signed 2023-03-02 06:41:10 -0600
  • Meghan Lauve
    signed 2023-03-02 03:52:22 -0600
  • Karla Medina
    signed 2023-03-02 02:34:24 -0600
  • Kelly Boyd
    signed 2023-03-01 23:48:01 -0600
  • Tammy Meyer
    signed 2023-03-01 21:39:39 -0600
  • Jamie Cagle
    signed 2023-03-01 20:41:15 -0600
  • Tonya Hendon
    signed 2023-03-01 16:16:48 -0600
  • Mary King
    signed 2023-03-01 14:26:10 -0600
  • Charmaine Dauterive
    signed 2023-03-01 13:30:53 -0600
  • Christopher Ayo
    signed via 2023-03-01 13:14:51 -0600
    We need to stop trying to control everyone else.
  • Taylor Wynn
    signed 2023-03-01 08:56:04 -0600
    If queer history is erased, we’ll have to fight the same fights our elders already fought and won.
  • Brandy Cain
    signed 2023-03-01 03:44:28 -0600
  • Elyse Kinder
    signed 2023-02-28 23:07:03 -0600