ALA is probably not mentioning it because it's a non-profit 501(c)(3). Any discussion of political candidates on the ALA listserv and/or Website jeopardizes their non-profit status.
-Mario
Mario A. Ascencio, MLIS
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From: Nina Nazionale <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Monday, September 8, 2008 1:15 pm
Subject: Re: [ARLIS-L] Books censored by Sarah Palin
> I too was curious to find out which books Sarah Palin wanted to
> ban, and a bit disappointed that as of yesterday afternoon there
> was nothing on ALA's website.
>
> What I did find (Time mag online) indicated that she had asked the
> librarian if she'd be willing to ban books that Palin found
> objectionable. It could be that there was no list, which makes the
> whole thing even more frightening: why bother compiling a list of
> books you've never read, with a corresponding list of objections,
> when you, as an individual censor, can say, "I don't want these
> books here."
>
> Nina Nazionale
> Director of Library Operations
> The New-York Historical Society
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