So it’s more than an implication that the chosen state librarian will be all for book censorship. Speechless
Three Cheers for .. Mindy Atwood (pictured)
In arguing against library restrictions, nominee Mindy Atwood was advocating a mainstream position held by many in her field, including the New Hampshire Library Association and American Library Association.
The governor’s reversal demonstrates just how perilously divisive that stance has become for some conservative and religious groups. Those groups have focused their objections on books related to gender and sexuality.
Sununu, who leaves office next month, said he will leave the nomination to Gov.-elect Kelly Ayotte, who is likely to face similar pressures to choose someone who can earn the support of the Republican-led Executive Council.
Atwood did not return a message seeking comment for this story. She served as a library director in Sunapee and Salisbury for 15 years before joining the New Hampshire State Library two years ago as administrator of library operations.
When Atwood applied for the job in October, she wrote, “I believe deeply in the mission of public libraries to provide free and equal access to information for everyone.”
Several state and local officials wrote letters supporting Atwood, including the state archivist, the Manchester’s library director and Sunapee’s police chief, who worked with Atwood during her time there.
Retiring state librarian Michael York, who held the position for 25 years, backed the choice too, calling Atwood “highly qualified.” He called concerns raised by her critics “nonsense.
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Read this.. the language is terrifying
Did you know that, thanks to the work of interested activists and elected Representatives, New Hampshire stopped paying dues to the American Library Association (ALA) last year? It’s been nearly 18 months since tax dollars were sent to the extremists in the ALA. But Chris Sununu’s nominee for State Librarian, Melinda Atwood, would likely renew funding for this radical organization, probably on day one.
As Stephen Scaer reminded us yesterday, Atwood is an ALA booster and advocate for sexualizing children via public libraries. ‘Mindy” is also a partisan hypocrite. While she claims to oppose book banning, she appears comfortable with the ALA or any other library banning books that challenge the ALA’s partisan activism.
More of this trash talk at
https://granitegrok.com/new-england/nh/2024/12/the-nh-executive-council-should-ban-mindy
