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?

  • Robert Smith
    signed 2023-02-21 08:28:25 -0600
    It’s our libraries too. All I see is fear mongering and Jeff Landry trying to get bonus points while he campaigns. We need to put a stop to this nonsense.
  • Esther Livaccari
    signed 2023-02-20 14:37:47 -0600
  • David Maher
    signed 2023-02-20 12:44:46 -0600
  • Roland Pool
    signed 2023-02-20 10:35:58 -0600
    The rights of the people shall not be abridged or censored
  • Joanne Perer
    signed 2023-02-20 10:30:55 -0600
  • Bernadette McGervey
    signed 2023-02-20 00:27:05 -0600
  • Colleen Duncan
    signed 2023-02-19 21:13:14 -0600
  • Abby Mayfield
    signed via 2023-02-18 18:53:22 -0600
  • Jacob Adamo
    signed via 2023-02-18 17:35:58 -0600
  • Steven Berberian
    signed 2023-02-18 13:36:54 -0600
  • Pamela Hills
    signed 2023-02-17 11:21:16 -0600
  • Carol Vena-Mondt
    signed 2023-02-16 18:33:14 -0600
    I watched a program on zoom last night called Writers of Discontent from the University of San Francisco. Three women spoke about the book banning in Louisiana. Were they from your group?
  • Julie Watson
    signed 2023-02-15 18:11:05 -0600
  • Elaine Tonello
    signed 2023-02-15 06:01:10 -0600
  • Amy Wager
    signed 2023-02-14 22:47:41 -0600
  • Marc Losh
    signed 2023-02-14 19:37:33 -0600
  • Bryant Williams
    signed 2023-02-14 19:36:01 -0600
  • Sarag Standefer
    signed 2023-02-14 18:35:43 -0600
  • Aaron Lercher
    signed 2023-02-14 18:05:21 -0600
    Librarians have the skills to address questions about children’s access to books.
  • Emma Davis
    signed 2023-02-12 09:32:50 -0600
  • Jeanne Claridge
    signed 2023-02-12 00:31:33 -0600
  • Caitlin Cooper
    signed 2023-02-10 19:54:46 -0600
  • Angelle Srofe
    signed 2023-02-09 18:06:50 -0600
  • Mary Kay Cavanaugh
    signed 2023-02-09 15:47:44 -0600
  • Jennifer Traina
    signed via 2023-02-09 10:57:03 -0600
  • Katharine Rubin
    signed 2023-02-09 09:19:19 -0600
  • James Mitchell
    signed 2023-02-08 17:12:27 -0600
  • Roberta Carrow-Jackson
    signed 2023-02-08 12:30:54 -0600
  • Maurice Doucette
    signed 2023-02-08 09:56:21 -0600
  • Isaac Wyatt
    signed 2023-02-06 21:10:53 -0600