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ImagineIF trustee votes for state commission to leave library association due to “Marxist leadership”

by TAYLOR INMAN
Daily Inter Lake | July 13, 2023 12:00 AM

ImagineIF board trustee Carmen Cuthbertson joined other State Library Commission members in voting for the Montana State Library to leave the American Library Association, an organization that provides resources and connects librarians throughout the United States.

The decision comes as a reaction to a 2022 tweet from American Library Association President Emily Drabinski describing herself as a “Marxist Lesbian,” which quickly drew the attention of conservative media outlets nationwide, as reported by the Montana Free Press...

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