Disturbing Interaction with Wasilla Alaska Library
Fellow Democrats:
As the President of
the Medina County District Library Board, the
freedom to read is important to me. I
found it disturbing that Governor Palin was
involved with a book banning controversy with
the Wasilla Alaska Library.
Ms. Anne
Kilkenny, a resident of Wasilla, Alaska, has
gained her 15 minutes of fame by sending an
email to her friends about the pros and cons of
Governor Palin. The email was reprinted
on the National Public Radio site and is
attached as it appeared on that web
site1. NPR and the New York
Times have interviewed her and confirmed that
the email is from her. Ms. Kilkenny
stated:
"While Sarah was Mayor of Wasilla she
tried to fire our highly respected City
Librarian because the Librarian refused to
consider removing from the library some books
that Sarah wanted removed. City residents
rallied to the defense of the City Librarian
and against Palin’s attempt at out-and-out
censorship, so Palin backed down and withdrew
her termination letter. People who fought her
attempt to oust the Librarian are on her
enemies list to this day."
Time magazine reported the same story and
indicated that the City Librarian later changed
jobs and cities.
Personally, I do not
want a Vice President of the United States who
even considers banning books. This is yet
another reason to work for Senators Obama and
Biden.
Respectfully,
Pat
Walker
Medina, OH
1Here is the link to the NPR website mentioned in the above letter: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94332543
To just read the letter written by by Ms. Anne Kilkenny, click on: http://www.thepresidentialcandidates.us/about-sarah-palin-a-letter-from-anne-kilkenny/741/