“The Montana State Library Commission’s decision came in response to a 2022 tweet posted by current ALA President Emily Drabinski describing herself as a ‘Marxist Lesbian,’ which quickly drew the attention of conservative media outlets nationwide. In his motion to ‘immediately withdraw’ the state library from the association, commissioner Tom Burnett directed that a letter be sent to the ALA explaining that ‘our oath of office and resulting duty to the Constitution forbids association with an organization led by a Marxist.’

“Burnett was joined by five other members of the commission in supporting the motion, among them state Superintendent Elsie Arntzen. Newly seated commissioner Brian Rossmann, who works as an associate professor at the Montana State University Library, cast the sole opposing vote. Commission Chair Peggy Taylor abstained.” …

The ALA’s promotion of drag queen story hours — a program to groom kids for the LGBT movement — should have led to a backlash by the states long ago. But there is hope this summer because Montana’s withdrawal from the ALA may spark withdrawals by other states.

This move is reminiscent of states dropping out of the National School Boards Association, which was created in 1940 to lobby for federal funding of local schools.

[It’s time for states to break these public scolds by disassociation. Radicals seized control of these boards years ago and have little real opposition at these levels. The only effective response is to vacate these boards and make them empty figureheads. These functions belong at the state and local level anyway. — Ed]