Flathead Library trustee compares Montana Library Association to Ku Klux Klan

Montana State Library Commissioner Carmen Cuthbertson on Friday compared the Montana Library Association to the Ku Klux Klan, claiming the organization sent an anonymous letter as part of boycotting a meeting.

Cuthbertson said an anonymous letter “doesn’t allow the commission to respond in any way” and is a “very cowardly way to communicate.”

“And frankly, puts me in mind of the Ku Klux Klan members who wore masks so they couldn’t be identified,” Cuthbertson said. “You’re engaging in similar behavior when you distribute anonymous letters.”