Bringing back the private library

 As our dystopian culture moves more and more to streaming options, ebooks and digital information, physical community libraries will lessen their collections to accommodate technology. It's time to bring back private libraries.

She's building a literal library in her home 😳 pic.twitter.com/VgQyOitGim

— Financial Dystopia (@financedystop) December 28, 2025

Cross Post: A Prayer to St. Dudash-Buskirk, Patron Saint of Rhetoric and BDSM (Satire)

An Intercessory Appeal to the Only One With Power to Actually Help In the name of the ALA, and of EveryLibrary, and of the Holy Institutional Backing, Amen.

By David Rice

Click on image for clarity

 St. Dudash-Buskirk, PhD in Rhetoric, Professor at Missouri State University, backed by the American Library Association and EveryLibrary, hear my prayer.

I come before you as a supplicant, a lone citizen without credentials, without institutional backing, without the organizational power that you wield so effortlessly. I have already prayed to St. Michael the Archangel at a library board meeting (at the 4:00 minute mark) and you found that offensive. But I understand now my mistake.

 St. Michael cannot help me with earthly institutions. He has no PhD. He holds no university position. He commands no professional networks. He cannot call the Attorney General or write academic papers or leverage organizational backing. He only fights as the commander of God’s angelic armies, so it’s not real power.

But you have real power and you can help me.

So I pray to you instead, O Patron Saint of Rhetoric and Institutional Power, that you might intercede on behalf of the marginalized—a role you claim as your sacred calling.

First Petition: For Sight to See Who is Marginalized

St. Dudash-Buskirk, grant me understanding of your Critical Theory of Power.

You teach that we must identify who holds power and who is powerless. You proclaim the importance of protecting marginalized voices against institutional authority. You celebrate speaking truth to power and challenging entrenched systems.

So I ask: Why do you not intercede on my behalf?

What you claim to value:

• Speaking truth to power

• Challenging entrenched institutions

• Protecting marginalized voices

• Exposing institutional corruption

• Resisting institutional authority

What I actually do:

• Expose institutional corruption (staff illegally suing the board)

• Challenge entrenched power (administration covering up violations)

• Speak truth to power (one citizen vs. PhDs, ALA, MSU, EveryLibrary)

• Protect citizens from institutional overreach (BDSM instructions for teenagers)

• Resist institutional authority (refuse to be “handled” by administrators)

Your institutional backing:

• PhD in Rhetoric from a major university

• Teaching position at Missouri State University

• American Library Association

• EveryLibrary (national lobbying organization)

• Professional credentials and networks

• Executive Director Will Blydenburgh (your ally)

• Media sympathy

• Friends who rally around you

• Career advancement opportunities

My backing:

• A library book

• A prayer you found offensive

• No credentials

• No organization

• No church support (they reject this fight)

• No professional network

• Lost friends

• Increasing isolation

Under your own framework, I am the marginalized voice. You are the institutional power.

Yet you defend the institution and attack me.

St. Dudash-Buskirk, intercede that I might understand this mystery.

Second Petition: For the Contradiction of Words

Holy Mother of Relativism, you teach that all truth is constructed, that moral claims are mere power plays.

Yet you called my reading “salacious.”

If the book isn’t salacious on the shelf for teenagers, why is it salacious when I quote it?

The content didn’t change. The speaker changed.

You cannot claim both that books are neutral information AND that my speech is harmful. If words have no meaning, then “salacious” is meaningless, your objection is meaningless, your entire Facebook post is meaningless.

But if words have power—if language shapes reality—then my prayer has power (that’s why you objected), my reading has power (that’s why you called it salacious), and the book’s content has power (that’s why it matters what’s in the library).

You use language to convey meaning while teaching that meaning doesn’t exist.

The word “salacious” has no place in your worldview. But you used it anyway, because you know words carry moral weight. You just don’t want to admit that truth applies to the books you defend.

St. Dudash-Buskirk, intercede that you might recognize the contradiction you embody.

Is it wrong for adults to participate in BDSM or Kink? If so, why? If not, why not?

You won’t answer. You deflect to authorities (ALA, Freedom to Read), make pop culture references, claim I violated decorum.

But here’s the simplest question: Why should strangers instruct children in sexual practices?

This isn’t a parent answering their child’s questions. This is institutional strangers giving sexual values to children as if values don’t exist.

If sex has no value, then rape is not a crime.

Answer the question or admit words mean something.

St. Dudash-Buskirk, intercede that you might answer what you refuse to address.

Third Petition: For Justice in the Matter of the Edited Video

O Defender of Institutional Prerogatives, I bring before you a documented case of public records destruction.

The public meeting video was edited to remove Tory Pegram’s challenge to the board’s oversight authority. This is a Sunshine Law violation—the destruction and alteration of public records to hide inconvenient challenges to institutional power.

Read the rest here.

Jacob Marley's Lesson

Fred Barnard

By Gretchen Garrity

 

  "I wear the chain I forged in life. I made it link by link, and yard by yard; I girded it on of my own free will, and of my own free will I wore it. Is its pattern strange to you?” Jacob Marley's Ghost in A Christmas Carol

MSU Professor Elizabeth Dudash-Buskirk's eternal soul is in trouble. While she claims to be a Christian, she nevertheless promotes salacious (her own term) books for minors in the Christian County Library. One such book was quoted from at the December board of trustees meeting: Sex Plus. Here is a review of the book: Sex Plus is a Youth Book in Nixa by David Rice--but before you visit the review, here is what Dudash-Buskirk said about it in a recent Facebook post:

"First, we had David Rice who first prayed, then read law, then engaged a salacious YA book that described pretty accurately the common teen experience of masturbation, questions about sexual guidelines or what is normal."

Now, try to square that with the book review by Rice. The book contains subheadings like "Strap-ons," "Cleaning Sex Toys," "Prostate Massager," "Butt Plugs and Anal Beads,"Vibrators," "Visiting the Sex Shop," and more than you can imagine.

Now according to the Catholic Church, of which Dudash-Buskirk claims to be a member, masturbation is a sin against the Sixth Commandment. Protestants of different types are on the fence, but in general, masturbation is frowned upon. Viewing pornography is almost a given with masturbation.

Promoting books like Sex Plus (which is written for ages 12-17), is a sin against God and an attack on children. Claiming to be a Christian as a way of virtue signaling while violating its precepts is also a sin.

Professor Dudash-Buskirk also claims to be a free speech advocate. But if it is speech she personally objects to, her thought is that it must be controlled, suppressed, and censored. In her own words (click on the image for clarity):

One can see the confusion, which is a hallmark of the demonic. I wrote about it HERE. Professor Dudash-Buskirk does not want books like Sex Plus exposed to the public. It makes her job of interpreting "free speech" rights look downright satanic (and it is). According to her, quoting salacious books in a public library meeting is unacceptable, as is prayer speech. But one must never question a child's "freedom to read" a salacious book that some book publisher or librarian or the American Library Assocation has deemed acceptable.

Enough.

Beginning around the 3:20 minute mark (it should be prompted), you can listen to Rice's comments and then Professor Dudash-Buskirk. Listen for yourself and decide which individual is seeking to protect children and preserve parental rights.

The chains one forges in life will continue afterwards. Ebenezer Scrooge saw the light before it was too late, unlike his business associate Jacob Marley. My prayer is that those who support exposing children to highly-charged sexualization will see the light before they too are weighed down with the chains of sin un-confessed and un-forsaken.

ΨΥΧΗΣ ΙΑΤΡΕΙΟΝ

 

The Abbey library of St Gall is one of the oldest monastic libraries in the world

Above the entrance door is a Greek inscription, ΨΥΧΗΣ ΙΑΤΡΕΙΟΝ (psukhēs iatreion), which translates to “healing place for the soul.” This wording is inspired by an inscription found at the Library… pic.twitter.com/m5mqxbBhd5

— James Lucas (@JamesLucasIT) December 4, 2025

 

Also: The Most Beautiful Libraries on Earth

When Libraries were based

Marsh's Library
Dublin, Ireland
Built in 1707 pic.twitter.com/feIY3woXlg

— The Ways of A Gentleman (@Gentleman_Ways) November 17, 2025

Defining Terms

Brian Doyle, The Daily Declaration

By Gretchen Garrity

The next time local activists spout off about free speech at the library, share this story with them. From the article,"A Western Australian library worker who refused to undergo mandatory 'diversity' training promoting transgender ideology is now taking legal action, after being forced from his job after 15 years of faithful service.

Declan Mansfield, a former employee of the City of Armadale library in Perth’s southeast, said he was pressured to resign after opting out of a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) course that, he believed, embedded transgender ideology in the workplace.

'There should be no ideological litmus test that employees in either the public or private sectors should have to pass to gain and retain employment,' Declan told The Daily Declaration.

'This should be especially so in libraries, which rely at their ideological core on the notion of freedom of speech.'"

It would be a terrible pity to find out that such things happen to library staff here in the USA. Another reason the ALA is wholly unsuited to be an authoritative voice for libraries. Like all ideologues who oppose traditional values like parents' rights, the ALA changes the meanings of words to suit their revolutionary agenda. "Equity of access" is just another meaning for forced outcomes.

While the ALA states they are in favor of access of ALL library materials for ALL AGES, what they really mean is they want the power to force your children to be indoctrinated with DEI, CRT, Transgender ideology and so on. They call it "freedom of speech," but it's really freedom to brainwash and demoralize your children.

Some books should be relocated and restricted from children, who do not have the emotional and intellectual development to effectively process certain topics. Parents have the authority to choose sexually charged and ideologically-driven books for their children, but not to force other parents' children to be exposed to them willy-nilly on a library shelf. That's just common sense. It has nothing to do with free speech. But the case below--now that's about free speech:

Our latest legal case, which is against the @CityofArmadale! As Declan says, 'thus far and no further'. pic.twitter.com/yQQQRo42Vy

— Free Speech Union of Australia (@FSUofAustralia) October 20, 2025

Columbus Day is Back, Baby!

From: It's Columbus Day!

 Columbus Day is a federal holiday, falling on the second Monday in October. In the past, the Christian County Library had used Columbus Day as a Staff Training Day. No mention of Columbus Day. See screenshot above.

In a short and sweet meeting tonight, the Board of Trustees exorcised the last of the ALA out of the handbook, and restored Columbus Day to its rightful place, as well as providing staff an additional training day. Win/win.

The demons were howling again. ;-)

Public #libraries nationwide are wiping out Columbus Day. Here’s something that can be done to wrest control from the @ALALibrary #librarians using public money to attack America. 🇺🇸

School board restores #ColumbusDay!#parenting #moms #dads #tlchat #IndigenousPeoplesDay https://t.co/WIJQXAfiV2

— Dan Kleinman of SafeLibraries® (@SexHarassed) October 14, 2024

Now, we just need the library to shelve some lovely books about Columbus. For kids, D'Aulaire's book, "Columbus." It's a classic book for ages 4-11. Wouldn't it be wonderful for our community's children to access books like this in the library?

Library Board of Trustees Meeting on Tuesday

 

The Big Lie

"Gender is assigned at birth." That's what we're told.

But then there's this:

This is what "gender affirming care" looks like. They remove tissue from the arm to create a Frankenstein like appendage for female to male transition.

Complication rate is 100% for these surgeries. Regret rate will approach 100%.

This is madness. True madness. pic.twitter.com/nz3C7jVlzv

— Andrew Zywiec, M.D. (@AndrewZywiecMD) October 15, 2025

 There's still lots of books pitching this crap in our Christian County Library.

Should children be exposed to an agenda with these results?

The longer I’ve been involved with the movement to protect girls and women, the more I see that much (most) of it is really a thinly veiled push to abolish child safeguarding. Girls being forced to undress in front of boys, children being taken from their parents for not… pic.twitter.com/g0gXzKb8nN

— Carilyn Johnson (@CarilynJohnson) October 9, 2025

The practice of breast binding can have catastrophic physical effects. Frankly, it is horrifying. Books that promote this via gender ideology do not belong in the children's or teens' sections of the library. The ALA's "Library Bill of Rights" states in part, "A person’s right to use a library should not be denied or abridged because of origin, age, background, or views."

No one is denying children the ability to use a library. But most people can agree that using taxpayer dollars to promote a harmful agenda to children is wrong. The next time an extremist activist tells you that it's about the First Amendment, or free speech, show them this picture. The real agenda is anti-human. It clothes itself in the flag and free speech, but it desires to end us as sexed individuals. It is an attack that goes to the deepest level of our biological reality and seeks to destroy it by mental and physical manipulation. It is deeply evil.

This agenda does not belong in the children's sections of libraries. Dozens of books in our library system promote to children that one can change one's sex. Colorful illustrations with smiling people are meant to encourage children to accept ideas that oppose reality itself. Don't fall for it.

Breast binding permanently damages the bodies of women and girls. It is not a “piece of clothing.” The damage is not reversible.

Why is everyone on BOTH sides so committed to downplaying the brutal effects of breast binding? https://t.co/vJacJXySLW pic.twitter.com/5fk0Sk1vWP

— Maia Poet🦎 (@thepeacepoet99) October 9, 2025

The Strategy

 

"It's an absolute travesty, but it would appear that you won't be stopped until, hopefully, the lawsuits begin in earnest." --Amy Jane Hoogstraet Safley

By Gretchen Garrity

The battle to make libraries safe again for children is a minefield. Organizations like the American Library Association (ALA) are extremely organized and well funded, and they often offer resources to those who oppose parental rights and the protection of children from age inappropriate and sexually explicit materials.

The political agenda to sexually indoctrinate children and demoralize them is well documented in books like "The Naked Communist," by W. Cleon Skousen. I want to thank the Christian County Library staff for purchasing this book for its collection.

While court decisions are beginning to move in a direction that recognizes the rights of parents, and the rights of public libraries to curate their collections without forced book shelving, the battle is still deeply engaged.

A recent case in Wyoming illustrates how complex the issue can be. A library director, Terri Lesley, was fired in 2023 and later sued under federal law. According to an article just published, "Lesley claimed that she was discriminated against because of her association with and advocacy for the LGBTQ+ community.

Three more claims alleged that the commissioners and library board violated the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment, which protects people who oppose discriminatory practices against, advocate on behalf of, and associate with protected classes."

Not only did Lesley sue her county commission and the library board, but she has also sued a family in the community in a separate suit. While that suit is in the discovery phase, the suit against the library board and commission has been settled: "According to a settlement agreement provided to the News Record, the commission and the library board settled with Lesley for $700,000. The settlement agreement 'is not to be construed as an admission of liability by any party,' according to the court document."

Lesley had filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in 2023, which this year gave her a notice of right to sue. These things take time to shake out.

In exchange for the money to be paid out to Lesley and her attorneys, the former director agreed to dismiss the suit. This is common in such cases, because insurance companies are hesitant for lawsuits to go forward with expensive litigation costs.

Note that while the legal arguments were based on personal discrimination claims against the library director, Lesley's lawyer stated: "...that she hopes this sends the message that 'elected and appointed officials need to represent the interest of their entire community, not just a small band of activists.'

“'It is really important to remember the ideals of America,' she said. 'We do not discriminate, we believe in the First Amendment.'”

Of ten claims, only two mentioned First Amendment violations: "The seventh and eighth claims for relief had to do with the First Amendment. They argued that as a public employee, Lesley could not suppress the First Amendment rights of library users 'by censoring books based on disfavored content or their association with historically marginalized minority groups.'

They also alleged that the commissioners and library board participated in 'viewpoint discrimination and retaliation,' meaning they engaged in 'censorship based on their disagreement with the content of Ms. Lesley’s protected speech and association.'”

Of course, none of these claims will be heard in court because the case has been settled. However, court cases like Little v. Llano and Peter Parnell v. School Board of Escambia County, Florida, and The Roxbury Moms are bringing clarity to the issue of age inappropriate and sexually explicit books in school and public libraries. The Parnell suit is being appealed to the 11th Circuit Court.

 "If appointees have, indeed, engaged in unlawful activity, what is the most effective action that a citizen can take to ensure that taxpayer funds are not used to defend trustees engaging in personal activity that does not serve the best interests of our county?" -- Greg Swick

Note in the two screenshots I provided that local activist citizens are suggesting lawsuits or other actions may or should be taken against the Christian County Library District and/or the board members. These are not the only examples that are out there. This is an aggressive strategy being used all over the United States to force a viewpoint, to force shelving of books, and to deny parental rights--not to mention the protection of children.

Mr. Swick is a retired teacher who seems to hope that actions be taken against the board of trustee members as individuals outside of their official actions as a board, thereby depriving these unpaid volunteers of legal costs protection. Incidentally, Mr. Swick's Facebook comment was very quickly deleted from U-turn in Education's page. However, a screenshot was obtained.  U-turn in Education was founded by MSU professor Elizabeth Dudash-Buskirk.

Exploiting children through sexualized books

 

 "Once the child is exploited that way there is major damage." --Jaco Booyens

🗣 It's #BannedBooksWeek! So let's talk about explicit books & what you can do.

In 2022, @marissastreit of @prageru & @BooyensJaco, anti sex trafficking advocate, discussed the seriousness of explicit books & how they harm children. Watch 👇 #ProtectKidshttps://t.co/VL5zvNgioH pic.twitter.com/C3GJK31niF

— Arizona Women of Action (@azwomenofaction) October 6, 2025

 Full interview below:

Exactly why transgender children's books are evil

 

Yesterday was a wonderful day.

I got to meet one of the people whose content gave me the courage to face the reason I transitioned in the first place.

I have been wanting to thank each one of these courageous people for fighting for people like me.

Yesterday I got the chance… pic.twitter.com/weGeBXh96S

— Airiel D Salvatore (@Sackless_Jack) October 3, 2025

From the Pit of Hell

 

IT'S ALL CONNECTED...

This might be the most disturbing paper I have ever read, perhaps even edging out a recent paper about "Queering Babies" that explicitly sexualized infants. These people are sick.

Read my write-up below. https://t.co/1Xwm1lpGhh

— Colin Wright (@SwipeWright) September 24, 2025

In another tweet on the same subject, Wright said, "The central theme of the paper is "pleasure." This aligns with trends in international sex education policy, particularly the International Planned Parenthood Federation's Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) program, which explicitly shifted away from sex education centered around reproduction and toward what it calls 'sexual expression, sexual fulfillment, and pleasure.' Pleasure is one of seven core elements of CSE. Its Youth Policy, applying to 'all young people irrespective of their age,' [bolded] declares a 'right to pleasure' and 'the right of all young people to enjoy sex and express their sexuality in the way that they choose.'"

And, for all those who were at the Christian County Library Board Meeting last night, and might not have a full picture of what the American Library Association is promoting for children in their "Library Bill of Rights" (LBOR):

"Access to Library Resources and Services for Minors: Library policies and procedures that effectively deny minors equal and equitable access to all library resources available to other users violate the Library Bill of Rights. The American Library Association opposes all attempts to restrict access to library services, materials, and facilities based on the age of library users. [Bolded] Amended 2025" (Interpretations of the Library Bill of Rights)

And further:

"All people, of all ages, should have equal and equitable access to all library resources and services. The American Library Association (ALA) opposes any efforts to restrict access based on age. Policies and procedures that prevent minors¹ from accessing the same resources and services as adults violate the ALA’s Library Bill of Rights. [Bolded] Libraries and their governing bodies should not use age as a reason to avoid potential objections. Not acquiring materials because minors might access them reduces the credibility of the library and limits access for everyone.

Article V of the Library Bill of Rights states, “A person’s right to use a library should not be denied or abridged because of origin, age, [Bolded] background, or views.” The right to use a library means that people should have free access to all services, materials, and facilities and unrestricted use of everything the library offers. Any restriction based solely on the following criteria violates Article V:

• age;
• apparent maturity;
• educational level;
• literacy skills; or
• legal status.

Further violations of Article V include setting limits on:

• how old someone must be to get a library card;
• demonstrated skills or abilities required to get a library card (like signing their name);
• requiring parental/guardian permission to get a card for anyone old enough to be in the library without parental/guardian supervision;
• how many or what kinds of items minors can check out compared to adults, or;
• creating trial periods for library use based on age.

Violations to Article V also include restricting access for minors who don’t have a parent or guardian available to sign a library card application or permission slip, who can’t provide legal ID to verify their name or address, or who can’t visit a library in person." (Access to Library Resources and Services for Minors: An Interpretation of the Library Bill of Rights)

Can you see how children are being made into objects of mere sex and pleasure? This goes against everything that is good and decent. It is designed to dehumanize and demoralize your children. And there were retired teachers, a therapist, and a university professor who opposed the vote last night to remove reference to the ALA's LBOR from the policy handbook. There are HUNDREDS of age-inappropriate and sexually explicit books in our libraries--all shelved in the children's and teens' sections. It isn't just a about a book with two male penguins who raise an egg. It is so much bigger and darker. The opposition seeks to hide the truth.

Please support the efforts of the community to make libraries safe for children. One thing you can do right now, is to send the new executive director an email in support of the Library's direction to make that happen: wblydenburgh@christiancountylibrary.org. The support from the community has been unfailing, and is much appreciated. More than anything, your prayers are needed and gratefully received.

Wisdom

 

It is regrettable that our society has become so confused as to think that providing children with sexually explicit books is somehow virtuously upholding free speech.

Library Board Meeting Tonight

The Christian County Library will hold its monthly board meeting tonight at 6 p.m. at the Nixa branch. The formal removal of the American Library Association's presence in the policy handbook will be voted on tonight. Agenda HERE. The ALA is a subversive private organization that has great sway over many public and private libraries. Thankfully, more and more librarians are waking up to the insidious indoctrination it seeks to impose on our children and our culture.

Step-by-step, common sense is prevailing.

Ernest Meissonier. The Bibliophile. 1862

Wisdom from the ancients

 

Non refert quam multos libros, sed quam bonos habeas — “It matters not how many, but how good books you have” (Seneca) pic.twitter.com/5FEg1cwL5q

— Learn Latin (@latinedisce) September 21, 2025

No comment needed

 

Counting the Cost

 

 Below is 'the actual cost of thoughts and prayers':

• Replacing the previous board of trustees
  
• Disassociating from the ALA
  
• Reworking the bylaws and updating policies to reflect proper governance
  
• Hiring of a new executive director
• Gaining dismissal with prejudice of a lawfare suit
  

The demons are howling and it is marvelous.

Amen. The Far Left Rhetoric Incites Violence