Bill House would accept the financing of libraries involved in spokes

Under Bill moves around the house of IowaLibraries would be excluded from receiving funds from Ewrement Iowa, if they are paying contributions of non-profit organization NON-PROFIT nationwide organizations who are involved in support at state and federal level.

This includes the American Library Association, an organization that ensures professional development and education to library employees, supporters of reading and writing skills and various perspectives and censorship challenges.

Helmick himself, the coordinator for community and access services at the Public Library in Iowa City, was elected to be the president of ALA from June. Speaking on River to the riverThey said it was another round of librant regulations.

“We saw many bills that tried to bypass local control and representation of library committees during their designated,” said Helmick. “And therefore I would argue that if we do not have those professional networks that not only support our vocational training, but also can support us, I am not entirely sure what will be a barrier between library communities and regulations that seem quite fatal to library users.”

Helmick said that the best way to get to know the library is to get a card and use services.

“It has always been a shared effort and see that the state would in some sense be excessively commissioned to try to resolve the relationships we built with our students, and our communities do not have to happen. This does not have to take shape. “

Legislators’ perspectives

Rep. Helena Hayes, R-New Sharon, introduced legislation, Home file 880who was promoted from the home education committee. Speaking on River to the riverShe said that the national interests of groups such as ALA cause conflict with local control.

“The problem is that Ila (Iowa Library Association) and Ala also have national interests that are aimed at transforming the community – and directly their words. They manage local libraries in the field of spokesman, as well as politicians and initiatives that I intend to quote some of their things here: one, “recognizing that institutionalized unevenness -based unevenness are set in our society,” Hayes said. “This is One of their rules. “

She added that the Iowa Library provides a library support network, consulting and training.

“They make it easier to share and innovate technology. Administer Iowa in the enriched program. They are in favor of libraries. They already provide so much. Now, if our library support network is not enough, we should discuss why. “

Hayes said that libraries do not respond to parental fears and that the legislator may question how funds are issued.

“The state legislator exists to allocate state funds,” she said. “And so certainly in the scope of the legislator decides who will receive this funds and how they can be used.”

Rep. Heather Matson, D-Annkens, opposes the act, saying that this is part of the national attempt to fear of collected public libraries throughout the country.

“What these bills do, assume the worst intention, which does not really exist, right?” She said. “Thus, all accredited libraries have processes with which they organize in -depth and deliberate meetings to discuss fears with patrons.”

Matson added that libraries should not be distinguished so that they are not able to support themselves in shaping politics.

“You walk around the Capitol and see a lobby full of people who represent various interests here, and people who represent or the organizations they represent may, but do not have to receive taxpayers’ dollars for any number of different programs. And so saying that entities such as libraries make a spokesman – like any other entity in this building – and say that they should have restrictions on their funds, simply flies in the face of how things work in this state. “

Matson said that impartial spokeswoman is a simple citizenship and no other profession is represented by spokesman.

“I think that every employee and organization has the right to be part of a professional association without fear of a repercussion,” she said. “And these bills are vaccinated with fear in our librarians and our libraries – and to be honest, every member of the community that rests on them.”

Hear this conversation, listen River to the riverIN hosted by Ben Kieffer. Samantha Mcindosh He produced this episode.