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  • I live in Lafayette, LA and we are going through turmoil over Drag Queen Story Time. I just listened to a video of last night’s city council meeting where a council member asked that the library director get approval from the City Council Appointed Library Board of Control before planning children’s programs. I fear this will turn into a free speech infringement. Any ideas to help me see how other library boards of control operate?

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Drag Queen Storytime Continues to Stir Up Controversy as Well as Excitement Among Library Patrons

Since its creation in 2015, Drag Queen Storytime or Drag Queen Story Hour (DQSH), as the official organization calls it, has gained as much negative attention as it has positive among library patrons and community members.. In 2019, 30 challenges were reported to the OIF for Drag Queen Storytimes and other Pride related events. But there are many Drag Queen Storytime fans and advocates out there as well, with LGBT-friendly churches stepping in to host events when libraries no longer can, to people coming to these events to show their love and support in the face of angry protesters. And while these programs tend to draw in big crowds because they are fun, they also have educational benefits as well.

Tayla Cardillo Censorship, LGBTQIA+, Programming
Panelists listen to William Shorter, Jr. during the “Challenges & Crises” live session for ALA annual 2021.

From Challenge to Recharge: Preparing Your Library Board to Uphold Intellectual Freedom

If your library were faced with an intellectual freedom challenge, would your board have your back? The United For Libraries President’s Program for ALA Annual Conference 2021, “Challenges & Crises: Preparing Your Board of Trustees,” delivered earned wisdom and practical tips to ensure your library board is willing and prepared to uphold intellectual freedom. Read on to learn how your library board can turn a library challenge into an opportunity for community recharge.

Sarah Hartman-Caverly Foundations & Trustees, Midwinter Meeting/Annual Conference, Policies, Professional Ethics
Drag Queen Story Hour

Libraries, Literacy, and Lip-Syncing: Drag Queen Story Hour and Free Speech

Long banished are the images of the library as a stuffy and sedate place where any utterance above a whisper was met with swift opprobrium. Shushes and scowls from curmudgeon librarians ready to revoke your borrowing privileges. Very much far from that staid stereotype, libraries have become fortresses of acceptance and forthright with welcoming upright and raucous revelry within their aisles. And nothing encapsulates this veering toward the vivacious than the wildly successful Drag Queen Story Hours.

Tommy Vinh Bui First Amendment, LGBTQIA+, Programming