Montana Quits American Library Association Over Marxist President, Wyoming Noncommittal

The Montana State Library cut ties Tuesday with the American Library Association over the ALA president self-identifying as a Marxist. Montana is the first state to break from the 147-year-old organization. “Our oath of office and resulting duty to the Constitution forbids association with an organization led by a Marxist,” reads a draft letter from the seven-person Montana State Library Commission to the ALA. A five-commissioner majority approved the action during a Tuesday meeting, with one member voting against it and Commission Chair Peggy Taylor abstaining. ALA President Emily Drabinski...