Bibliothekare starten Kampagnen für Staatsämter inmitten von Buchverbotsdebatten

Mehrere Bibliothekare in den Vereinigten Staaten kandidieren für die Wahlen 2026 für Sitze in den staatlichen Parlamenten. Motiviert durch bibliotheksfeindliche Gesetzgebungen und Buchverbote wollen sie sich von innerhalb der Regierung für öffentliche Einrichtungen stark machen. Ihre Kampagnen unterstreichen die Rolle von Bibliotheken bei der Förderung von Bildung und gesellschaftlichem Zugang.

Bibliothekare wie India May in Iowa, Michelle Conners in Maine, Matt Gile in Vermont, Lindsey Patrick-Wright in Tennessee und Ellen Paul in Connecticut sind in diesem Jahr in die Politik eingestiegen. Sie nennen die anhaltenden Angriffe auf Bibliotheken, einschließlich Bemühungen zur Buchzensur und restriktive Gesetze, als Hauptgründe für ihre Kandidatur. So hat beispielsweise May, eine ehemalige Direktorin einer ländlichen Bibliothek, ihre Kandidatur für den Wahlbezirk 58 des Repräsentantenhauses von Iowa eingereicht, nachdem sie sich bei einer Bürgerversammlung gegen Buchverbote ausgesprochen hatte. Ihre Wahl ist für den 2. Juni 2026 angesetzt.

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