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?

  • Breton K Handy
    signed 2023-05-05 09:15:21 -0500
  • John Giangrosso
    signed 2023-05-04 20:46:23 -0500
  • Peter Lewis
    signed 2023-05-03 13:26:04 -0500
  • Virginia Lowery
    signed via 2023-05-03 11:10:42 -0500
    As a former reading teacher in EBR Parish, I firmly stand against censorship of books and libraries!
  • Tegan Hanson
    signed 2023-05-03 10:32:45 -0500
  • Lanie Lemons
    signed via 2023-05-02 14:48:29 -0500
  • Michael Harrity
    signed 2023-05-02 14:30:37 -0500
  • Matt Biggers
    signed 2023-05-01 19:00:32 -0500
  • Martin Lill
    signed 2023-04-30 18:54:23 -0500
  • Catherine M Hemphill
    signed 2023-04-30 18:34:51 -0500
  • Robin Parker
    signed 2023-04-30 10:56:37 -0500
  • Myo Thwin Myint
    signed 2023-04-29 15:22:17 -0500
  • Jessica Bock
    signed 2023-04-29 11:27:11 -0500
  • Elissa Erwin
    signed 2023-04-29 08:36:21 -0500
  • Georgia Mouton
    signed 2023-04-29 06:50:54 -0500
    Banning books is fascist and UNCONSTITUTIONAL!!
  • Raymonda Scbwartz
    signed 2023-04-28 20:29:12 -0500
    Lack of access to a library hurts all of us.
  • Chris Quivers
    signed 2023-04-28 19:22:36 -0500
  • Eileen deHaro
    signed 2023-04-28 13:22:51 -0500
  • Anthoni S Bereziuk Jr
    signed 2023-04-28 13:20:58 -0500
  • Michael Lewis
    signed 2023-04-28 06:50:28 -0500
  • Teresa Cambre
    signed 2023-04-27 23:49:46 -0500
    Our legislators should be focused on more serious issues impacting our community like food insecurity? crumbling infrastructure, insufficient healthcare and long term care resources, as well as raising teacher pay and support for educators.
  • Emily Homer
    signed 2023-04-27 14:56:42 -0500
    The library system in St. Tammany is great. There is a wonderful selection of books for all interests and tastes. Let’s keep our libraries for everyone.
  • Yvonne Hunter
    signed 2023-04-26 21:31:29 -0500
  • Crystal Mergist
    signed 2023-04-26 17:15:58 -0500
  • Walter Barbier
    signed 2023-04-26 14:48:17 -0500
  • Sally Rodman
    signed 2023-04-26 12:21:49 -0500
  • Katherine McGovern
    signed 2023-04-25 18:42:34 -0500
  • Brittnee Falco
    signed 2023-04-24 17:43:22 -0500
  • Bradley Bunch-Monnerjahn
    signed 2023-04-24 15:43:14 -0500
  • Stuart Nolan
    signed 2023-04-24 09:52:18 -0500