The Dark Place

 

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By Gretchen Garrity

 "What I'm saying is that Queer Theory promotes pedophilia--Queer Theory itself." -- Derrick Jensen

The last two presidents of the American Library Association, Emily Drabinski and current President Cindy Hohl, epitomize the problems in our libraries today. Drabinski, self-described as Queer and Marxist, has written and spoken numerous times about the need to "queer" the library catalog, about socialist organizing in libraries, and about the ALA's opposition to restricting access to books/materials based on age (meaning minors.)

Watch author Derrick Jensen (who is by no means conservative) discuss the link between Queer Theory and pedophilia in the video below. The discussion begins at the 1:50:00 mark and continues for about 15 minutes. Ironically, his talk was held at the Eugene Public Library.

Here are some books described as Queer in the Christian County Library:

1. Queer ducks (and other animals) : the natural world of animal sexuality
2. Queen's English (Young Readers' adaptation)
3. Ash's Cabin
4. Icarus
5. Other Ever Afters: New Queer Fairy Tales
6. Love that story : observations from a gorgeously queer life
7. Gender Queer
8. Real queer America : LGBT stories from red states
9. Queer : the ultimate LGBT guide for teens
10. The New Queer Conscience
11. The Queer Bible: Essays
12. Queer and fearless

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Current Ala President Cindy Hohl, who is a member of the Santee Sioux Nation, is also like-minded when it comes to providing "all access" to every individual: "There has never been a better time to serve our communities within the roles of librarianship and we stand united in our mission to ensure equal access to information for all,” said Hohl.

Hohl is also committed to providing a "...comprehensive library guide [to] focus on diversity, equity, inclusion, social justice, and antiracism practices in libraries highlighting welcoming spaces, belonging for all and sustainability for future generations of library staff and users."

Under Hohl's leadership (she worked in marketing before becoming a librarian), the ALA is currently embarking on a public relations campaign to boost its image and gain support. The campaign is focusing on the following:

"Contributions will help advance key ALA initiatives including:

• Library funding: The ALA advocates for funding in the halls of Congress and state and local governments.
• Library grants: The ALA provides grant opportunities to small and rural libraries.
• Right to read: The ALA champions everyone’s right to read, without censorship.
• Internet for all: The ALA advocates for broadband funding."

 Note the emphasis on "everyone's right to read, without censorship."

This is a fake issue. There is not a problem with First Amendment rights in libraries.

The problem with the ALA is that it purposely conflates free speech rights of adult citizens with access restrictions on minor children and the rights of parents to curate the materials their children are exposed to. There are NO ADULTS who are denied access to whatever books/materials they want to have access to in the library.

The extremists at the ALA and their cohorts in libraries all across the nation are scamming citizens in order to provide children with age-inappropriate materials. To be specific, they are the pushers of transgender ideology, along with their comrades in the publishing industry.

For an idea of how transgenderism is pushed on children, here is a sampling of such books in the Christian County Library:

1. The Pronoun Books, for ages 3 and under (Tags: Gender, Gender Identity, Gender studies, Diversity, Early Reader)

2. I’m Not a Girl, for ages 3-6 years (Tags: Transgender, Gender Identity, Acceptance)

3. Books like My Fade is Fresh, for ages 3-7. (Tags: Gender non-conforming)

4. Small Knight and the Anxiety Monster for ages 4-8. (Tags: Gender non-conforming)

5. My Moms Love Me, for ages 3-5. (The baby is described as "ungendered" in a review on the Coolcat website.) Publishers Weekly, May 2, 2022

6. Julian is a Mermaid, for ages 4-8 years. (Gender non-conforming)

7. Julian at the Wedding, for ages 4-8 years. (Gender non-conforming)

8. When Aidan became a Brother, for ages 4-8 years. (Tags: Gender, Transgender)
   

9. I Am Jazz, for ages 4-8 years. (Tags: Transgender, Self-acceptance)
   

10. It Feels Good to be Yourself, for ages 4-8 years. (Tags: Gender Identity, Transgender)

11. It’s Okay to be Different, for ages 3-6 (Social Emotional Learning)

12. I Love You Because I Love You, for ages 4-8 years (Tags: Gender Identity, Social Justice, Harmony)

13. Were I Not a Girl, for ages 4-8 years (Tags: Gender Issues, Male Impersonators, Trans)

14. The Young Activist’s Dictionary of Social Justice, for ages 7-12. (Tags: Social Justice, Gun Control, Gender Transition, Organizing, Climate Justice, Racism)

15. Rainbow Revolutionaries, for ages 8-12 (Tags: Gender identity, diversity, pride activism)

16. The Every Body Book, for ages 7-12 years, (Tags: Gender, Gender Expression, Reproductive Health, Sex)

17. Anne: An Adaptation of Anne of Green Gables (sort of), ages 8-12 years (Tags: LGBTQIA, Relationship, Graphic Novels)

18. A Snake Falls to Earth, for ages 10-14 (Tags: Asexual, Climate Change, Magic, Spirits)

19. Identity: A Story of Transitioning, for ages 11 and up (Tags: Gender, Juvenile, Graphic Novel)

20. Beyond the Gender Binary, for ages 12 and up (Tags: Social justice, Gender Theory, Gender Nonconforming, Queer Studies, Gender Fluid)

21. Stay Gold, for ages 14 and up (Tags: Transgender, Coming of Age, Coming Out, Bullying)

22. I Was Born for This, for ages 14 and up (Tags: Transgender, Mental Health, Romance)

23. The Honeys, for ages 14 and up (Tags: Gender Fluid, Thriller, Horror, Paranormal)

24. The Feeling of Falling in Love, for ages 14 years and up (Tags: Transgender, Romance, Homophobia)

These books seek to normalize the idea that one can change one's sex, and many are specifically geared toward young children. The deeper one looks into the motives behind this dark movement, the more frightening it gets. Here are some of the motives that have made gender ideology so prominent:

1) To promote "Queerness," which is a tactic used to overturn anything that has traditionally been understood as normal, i.e., heterosexuality, nuclear family, etc. It's the QT+ in the LGBTQ+ acronym.

2) To benefit the medical-industrial complex with on-going, lifetime procedures, medicines, and mental health care. 

3) To move humanity toward transhumanism by destroying biological truth/reality and then normalizing technological "enhancements" that ultimately intends to move society to a new form of humanity.

And,

4)  To satisfy the sexual depravity of mentally ill individuals.

That last point...

"Transgenderism is directly connected to pedophilia, and the use of "puberty blockers" on children - drugs designed to chemically castrate sex offenders - is such an obvious example that it should be the only one needed." -- Genevieve Gluck

Journalist Genevieve Gluck has written extensively on the links between pornography, transgender ideology and pedophilia. She has plumbed the depths of how pornography, hand-in-hand with transgender ideology has pushed the limits of sexual behavior to the point that irrevocably affecting the puberty of children through puberty-blockers and cross-sex hormones, is considered a sexually desirable outcome.

The physical effects of puberty-blockers and cross-sex hormones prevents the normal adult development of genitalia, in effect permanently keeping sexual organs in a pre- or pubescent stage. Gluck illustrates the trans/pedophile link HERE (warning: graphic and disturbing).

To listen to a podcast on this subject go HERE. Gluck writes more about the connection HERE. The website Reduxx reports what the mainstream media will not.

I've spent the past five years of my life peeping down a rabbit hole of horrors related to porn, sadomasochism, and transgenderism, and observing the links.

I've written hundreds of articles based on court documents depicting the actions of pedophiles and sex offenders.

I've…

— Genevieve Gluck (@WomenReadWomen) February 18, 2025

Is it too much to ask our taxpayer-funded libraries and schools to restrict access to minors of the books and materials and websites that push this darkness? If you follow the links above, you will find yourself in a very Dark Place, where adults admit to finding porn at the age of 10 or 11, and who could not tear themselves away. The darkness engulfs them until they end up like the fellow pictured above (or worse).

And then ask yourself what kind of organizations and people would advocate for a child's "right to read"  books pushing transgender ideology? The ALA and its chapter in Missouri (the MLA) do advocate for having all materials accessible to children.

The next meeting of the Christian County Library Board of Trustees is Feb. 25, 2025 at 6 p.m. at the Nixa library branch. Let's join together to make our library a place of light for children, and not of darkness.

 

ALA President Opines About Christian County Library

 

By Gretchen Garrity

The former executive director of the Christian County Library has weighed in on the hiring process of her replacement. Renee Brumett, who has taken a position at an academic library, spoke to reporter Marta Mieze of the Springfield News-Leader.

While the board made slight adjustments to the job requirements and pay scale for an executive director at a recent meeting, Brumett felt that a Masters in Library Science should continue to be required. Brumett has a Masters of Arts degree in Information Science & Learning Technology/Library Science. A difference in focus, although both degrees should qualify one to take an executive director position. Still, a MLIS is not the same as a Masters of Arts.

Brumett said, “Having the foundation of...philosophically, what are libraries supposed to do for communities, what are the values, the basics of intellectual freedom of access for everyone, of organization, of information and the technology that supports that. Those were very important things that I learned in library school, and you can learn that on the job, but it takes a lot longer.”

Brumett’s quote brings up several points:

• What are libraries supposed to do for communities?

• What are the values?

• What is intellectual freedom of access for everyone?

• How should libraries be organized?

• How does technology fit into a library system?

The current president of the American Library Association also weighed in. Cindy Hohl admitted that some “leaders” are opting to move to different positions when “the roles of libraries are more actively scrutinized and attempts at censorship are becoming more common.”

J’ACCUSE!

Of course Hohl would accuse the citizens of Christian County of calling for censorship. That’s the ALA shtick. She knows that censorship and book banning are not really a thing. But that’s her story and the ALA is sticking to it as they and their comrades spend more and more dollars on lawfare to try and stem the rising tide of local control over public and school libraries.

Additionally, Hohl noted that an advanced degree in library science would equip an individual to know how to operate a library. Is that so? We’ll address that momentarily.

“There are so many different ways that libraries continue to grow and evolve in their communities, and librarians need to be very versatile in knowing what is the current technology,” Hohl is quoted as saying. What is this emphasis on “current technology?” Is current technology the most important thing a library provides the community?

What else, besides “technology” should a library do for the community? Should libraries reflect community values? Why does the ALA and their librarians insist that children enjoy the same rights as adults when it comes to access of ALL materials? What about actual literacy—the ability to read well? Several local school districts in Christian County have abysmal reading scores.

Perhaps falling literacy rates around the country is a reason the ALA focuses on technology. It’s much easier to stick people in front of a screen than address the problems with reading scores, right? And anyway, libraries are always evolving and growing, according to Hohl. To what they are evolving is something to investigate.

And just why is the president of a national organization sticking her nose into a local affair? Unless her organization might have a vested political interest in controlling what happens in schools and libraries? Of course the ALA does. It’s a Marxist organization that is dedicated to transforming our nation.

They’ve been training workers and infiltrating libraries for decades. Their goal is to demoralize and destabilize families and ultimately our nation. They would love to censor the voices of parents and citizens who object to children having access to age inappropriate and sexually explicit materials. It gets in the way of their indoctrination of your children.

One significant way the ALA maintains political control over local libraries is to make a MLIS degree a requirement for a position like executive director. Here is the overview of an MLIS degree from AI:

From: Google AI

 

The Christian County Library has a $4 million budget and four branches, with all that entails. Being a technology expert is not the same thing as managing infrastructure. Glaringly absent are the responsibilities to maintain facilities such that building systems are well cared for, and space planning allocates existing square footage for maximum public use. The Nixa library branch has approximately 12,000 square feet of space that is not being used for patrons. It’s almost like another Nixa library!

Former director Brumett admitted that she “didn’t have a director of operations or even an assistant director.” As the executive director, she could have created a position to help with the business and facilities end of the Library District.

DO WE NEED DOGE?

Budgeting is another very important aspect of running a $4 million operation. It came out at the last meeting that the library has a zero dollar budget, which means they spend every cent they take in. According to the News-Leader, “...in the past two years there have been no surplus, or carryover, funds.”

And just to let readers know, the budget was not changed when the pay scale for the executive director was raised by $1 per hour. This means that if a new executive director is hired at the top end of the pay range, it would be about a $2,000 difference over 12 months.

Let’s get back to the lack of surplus or carryover—the zero dollar budget. Mary Miller, the director of Finance and Business Operations, admitted at the January 31 meeting that there is a bond payment of $709,511 coming due in 2028. Go to page 6 of the Board Packet HERE.

Government entities such as public schools often go to the taxpayers for new bonds when existing debt is due to be paid off. By getting voters to approve a new bond, they are able to roll over the rest of the existing debt into the new bond, thus not having to make the final payments while enlarging their coffers (at taxpayer expense) to do capital improvements and maintenance they should have been budgeting for.

It looks like the plan may have been to get a new bond approved to pay for needed infrastructure maintenance at the branches (specifically a roof and HVAC system) as well as remodeling of the Nixa branch.

Additionally, is it good business practice to have a zero dollar budget with no reserves or savings? To be concerned about an annual difference of about $2,000 for a new pay scale for one position speaks to a startling issue. That there are possibly no funds for savings or contingencies is shocking. If a new bond is not sought and voted in by taxpayers, the library must nevertheless make that $709,511 payment in 2028. That means the library is going to have to budget in that bond payment over the next couple years.

Here is the relevant discussion at the January 31 meeting (about 1:15:00 minute mark):

While an MLIS degree may be a factor in hiring a qualified executive director, advanced degrees have apparently not prevented the CCL from experiencing financial and facilities issues. The MLIS degree seems in many cases to create a mindset that supports and carries out ALA policies and agendas, such as the "Library Bill of Rights and access to ALL materials regardless of age.

A library's purpose in the community is much more than a growing and evolving interface with technology. It means a place to find great literature and a connection with one's community and its values. It means getting one's hands on actual books. It means learning to read well. It means appreciating the vital role of literacy in individual lives as well as the community. It means providing a warm and welcoming place for families of all kinds where children are protected and safe from indoctrination and sexualization. It means a physical structure that is beautiful and well maintained, and that attracts patrons. It means programs and meeting spaces that meet the needs of citizens. It means planning and budgeting and maintaining that indefinable comfort and attraction of a public library. And that is so much more than a MLIS.