The American Library Association (ALA) applauded actions announced June 8 to address the rise in book bans and other attacks on LGBTQIA+ Americans. The White House announced that the Department of Education will appoint a new coordinator to address the growing threat that book bans pose for the civil rights of students, among other steps. In a statement, ALA President Lessa Kanani’opua Pelayo-Lozada responded “We are heartened by the Biden-Harris Administration’s leadership to address the alarming rise in book bans and other attacks on LGBTQIA+ Americans that aim to stigmatize and erase the voices of the LGBTQIA+ community.”