The Blue Alaskan

Sign in Subscribe

Anchorage Public Library

Kangaroo Court: Anchorage Library Advisory Board goes rogue, bypasses book review policy & sends teen book to city attorney

Kangaroo Court: Anchorage Library Advisory Board goes rogue, bypasses book review policy & sends teen book to city attorney

It appears that someone may have successfully influenced Doug Weimann, a member of the Library Advisory Board (LAB), to demand an immediate review of the book 'Let's Talk About It' by city attorneys. According to Weimann, the purpose of such a review would be to determine

Bronson Claims Deepstate Librarians Working to Subvert Agenda of Unqualified Deputy Library Director

Bronson Claims Deepstate Librarians Working to Subvert Agenda of Unqualified Deputy Library Director

Far-right conservative activist Judy Eledge received a big pat on the back last night after anti-LGBTQ demagogue Anchorage Mayor David Bronson claimed she was doing a great job working as the unqualified deputy director of the Anchorage Public Library. Eledge, who drew condemnation and criticism last year over her grotesque

Bronson Appoints New Library Director. Anchorage Action Continues to Seek Eledge's Removal

Bronson Appoints New Library Director. Anchorage Action Continues to Seek Eledge's Removal

Likely feeling the pressure due to public records requests and calls for him to remove social media superstar Judy Eledge from her leadership role, Anchorage Mayor David Bronson has suddenly and entirely miraculously appointed Robert Hudson as the Anchorage Public Library's next director. Bronson's announcement came

Petition seeking Judy Eledge’s Removal From Library Surpasses 1,000 Signatures

Petition seeking Judy Eledge’s Removal From Library Surpasses 1,000 Signatures

A petition seeking the removal of Anchorage Public Library (APL) deputy director Judy Eledge from her leadership position at the library surpassed its goal of 1,000 signatures this morning. The petition was started by Anchorage Action co-founder Andrew Gray in response to alarming reports detailing the Bronson administration'

‘Tip of a Very Dirty Iceberg’: Librarian Resigns Citing Alarming Issues Due to Eledge, Demboski

‘Tip of a Very Dirty Iceberg’: Librarian Resigns Citing Alarming Issues Due to Eledge, Demboski

Until recently, Linda Klein worked at the Anchorage Public Library (APL) as the youth services librarian and was the 2012 recipient of the American Library Association's Penguin Random House Young Readers Group Award. The award provided a $600 stipend for up to four children's librarians to

This Week In Sanity: 'Don't Read Gay'

This Week In Sanity: 'Don't Read Gay'

There's a lot of heinous crap coming out of the Bronson administration right now, but at the top of the list are alarming, and to be honest horrifying, reports about what's been going on behind the scenes at the Anchorage Public Library. Judy Colludy Last year,

Right-Wing Gender-Obsessed Activists Launch Petition Seeking to Censor Anchorage Public Library Book

Right-Wing Gender-Obsessed Activists Launch Petition Seeking to Censor Anchorage Public Library Book

A petition posted to a Facebook group belonging to the far-right anti-LGBTQ hate organization Alaska Parents’ Rights in Education seeks the relocation of an LGBTQ themed book in the Anchorage Public Library. Once again in the crosshairs of right-wing activists is the children's book Jack (Not Jackie) (2018)