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Fundraiser to Obtain Records Related to Anchorage Public Library & LGBTQ Books Exceeds Goal

Fundraiser to Obtain Records Related to Anchorage Public Library & LGBTQ Books Exceeds Goal

Book Riot, the largest independent editorial book site in North America, is taking aim at the Anchorage Public Library and the Municipality of Anchorage over the Bronson administration's assault on LGBTQ books first detailed by The Blue Alaskan. On February 8, Book Riot writer Kelly Jensen submitted a

Only Hours Left to Save Anchorage From Save Anchorage

Only Hours Left to Save Anchorage From Save Anchorage

For over a year, right-wing radicals associated with the far-right Save Anchorage Facebook group have systematically worked to divide and conquer the city. They have assailed Anchorage Assembly meetings with debunked, categorically false information about masks, the COVID-19 pandemic, Anchorage's homeless situation, and many other issues. Members of

Eledge: Qualified librarians think too much alike to be trusted

Eledge: Qualified librarians think too much alike to be trusted

After saying that she had read through "files of complaints" that had allegedly been lodged over books that have mostly sat on library shelves for years without incident, the unqualified deputy director of the Anchorage Public Library (APL) Judy Eledge bemoaned the lack of public participation in the

Demboski Decimated System: Power-Hungry City Manager Takes Control of Library, Longtime Employee Resigns

Demboski Decimated System: Power-Hungry City Manager Takes Control of Library, Longtime Employee Resigns

Municipal Manager Amy Demboski has once again shown her power-hungry nature, wresting control of the Anchorage Public Library (APL) and shutting down communications between employees of the library and the Anchorage Assembly. On September 24, 2021, Demboski issued a memo directing all communications from the administration to the Assembly, Assembly

Library Advisory Board to meet this month

Library Advisory Board to meet this month

The Library Advisory Board (LAB) acts as the planning body for library activities and special projects and makes recommendations to the administration and assembly. The board, which consists of nine members, also reviews annual budgets and operations. LAB meets on the third Wednesday of each month at 5:30 PM

Identify, Report, Segregate: The Straight Agenda

Identify, Report, Segregate: The Straight Agenda

Last September, Annie Massey, then an administrator of the far-right sex-focused anti-LGBT Alaska Parents' Rights in Education (APRE) Facebook group, uploaded a list of books she said contained sexual content, including illustrations of sexual positions, masturbation guides, and pedophilic grooming. Parents' Rights in Education believes that LGBTQ+ advocates

Opinion: Bronson's far-right assault on LGBT books is to be expected.

Opinion: Bronson's far-right assault on LGBT books is to be expected.

Throughout last year's mayoral campaign, I repeatedly warned that if elected, David Bronson would wage war on the LGBTQ community. That day has arrived in the form of a far-right attack on the Anchorage Public Library (APL), whose patrons trust and rely on their services. Last March, in