David Rice has published four articles on his Substack Hick Christian in the last few days, which expose how Non-governmental Organizations like the American Library Association exercise influence over policies in the library through local NGOs. There is a system to how NGOs influence government entities. Besides their legal structure, the people who serve on these boards are often professionally and personally connected to those who work at the government entity. Essentially, the same people who are politically connected, also sit on these not-for-profit boards, helping to direct and implement policies that may or may not align with the voting public.
George Carlin's now famous line, "It's a big club and you ain't in it" serves here.
The articles:
- Setting the Record Straight: A Response to Recent Claims About Library Foundation Funding
- The Curious Case of Library Support: Questions About Christian County's Foundation Model
- How nonprofits do the ALA's bidding in Christian County
- 5% or Bust--Library Foundations belong to the Library--They are not Independent
