<div dir="ltr"><div>I am assuming that those of you who are concerned with the recent additions to the ALA's Code of Ethics are actively engaged individual members of the American Library Association, and that you participate in the democratic voting process to choose the ALA Councilors who you feel best represent your views on the ethics of librarianship. In that case, I would respectfully suggest that your energies would be most appropriately spent contacting the ALA Council directly, which is the voting body that adopted the new Code. <br></div><div><br></div><div>I am certain your concerns would have their rapt attention.<br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Aug 5, 2021 at 8:05 AM mweston <a href="http://dowagiacdl.org" target="_blank">dowagiacdl.org</a> via Michlib-l <<a href="mailto:michlib-l@mcls.org" target="_blank">michlib-l@mcls.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<span style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">I'd like to support Karyn Ruley's concerns about ALA's most recent addition to their Code of Ethics. Reading through the first eight principles, and into the first sentence of the
ninth, there is a sense of the universal and of the common humanity we share with ourselves and our patrons. "...all library users", "...each library user's rights", and
</span><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);display:inline;font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif">"...the inherent dignity and rights of every person",
changes dramatically in tone with "dismantle systemic and individual biases" and "advance racial and social justice".</span></span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;text-align:left;background-color:rgb(254,254,254);display:inline"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);display:inline;font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif">Absolutely this is worthy of discussion, and this is the place
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</blockquote></div><br clear="all"><br>-- <br><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><br>Josh<br><br>____________________<br><br>Josh Rouan</div><div>Technical Services Coordinator<br>300 W. Merrill St.<br>Birmingham, MI 48009<br>248-554-4692<br><a href="mailto:josh.rouan@baldwinlib.org" target="_blank">josh.rouan@baldwinlib.org</a><br><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>