Discover more from Two Moms and Some Books
Our last hope: Defeating James Noack in his bid for re-election for commissioner.
Why is there push back against protecting children?
written by: Michele Nuckolls
Commissioner James Noack has failed to take action to protect the children in our county from gender confusion propaganda; therefore, I cannot support him in his bid for re-election.
Here are the concerns:
Commissioner James Noack led the committee to hire a new library director.
In the summer of 2022, a group of moms and dads met with a court member about the gender confusion library content, and they were asked to stand down. The library director was retiring. Please let us hire a new conservative library director quietly. We can revise the library policy, and this will all be fixed. The parents went away quietly and trusted the process, what did we get?
My understanding is Commissioner Noack presented Rhea Young as a local conservative who would fix everything. We don’t even need a new library policy, that’s how great she is, so a new library policy was never adopted. Everyone believed this until one year ago, when I showed up and started making noise. I exposed the very long list of gender confusing books found in the children’s section of our county libraries, and I brought attention to the fact that there was little-to-no conservative or Evangelical Christian representation.
Rhea Young calls us a “radical group.”
When Rhea Young writes to another library director asking for advice, she calls us (I assume myself and local parents who are concerned about the lack of balance and content sexualizing children) a “radical group.”
Commissioner Noack’s Office gives our library director support.
The day we read the books to the commissioners; Commissioner Noack left early.
This picture is from June 27, 2023, when I and many other concerned citizens waited until the end of Commissioner’s Court when non-agenda item comments could be given. We read the books to the commissioners, and they were shocked. I had been sending them lists with pictures, but they had not been getting my correspondence. This is why public comment is so important.
Commissioner Noack gives ALA and Pen America (both radical Marxist organizations) talking points in court on July 11th.
Notice in this video Commissioner Noack pushes back against moving some books to the adult section. The talking point he uses, “at some point it’s active parenting,” is an ALA talking point. The commissioner told me that his mother read every single book growing up that he and his brothers read. This is also a common talking point used to shame and blame concerned parents. In this video he also tells the court that the concern is that children could be exposed to much more in the adult section. This is confusing considering the librarians commonly encourage children to explore the adult section with scavenger hunts. Many books children are interested in, such as Peanuts and Calvin and Hobbes, are also housed in the adult section. As the judge wisely states, when in the adult section, parents are more aware that they need to double check what their child picks up.
Rhea Young, who Commissioner Noack hired as Library Director, pushes back against Tuttle Twins books and balancing the gender books.
Rhea Young is given permission to order from any vendor she wants to in the following email, the very next day.
Rhea Young still does not order the Tuttle Twins books despite the company offering special library pricing of $4 per book. I email her 4 months later and get more excuses about the budget while the library spends $20-40k per month on books. In addition to the Tuttle Twins books, the director, Rhea Young does not order the book requested for balance of the children’s gender books, called God Made Boys and Girls, helping children understand the gift of gender. It takes another push from the court 5 months later to get this done. Meanwhile, woke propaganda continues to flow into the library at the taxpayers’ expense.
Commissioner Noack defends Rhea Young’s blocking of the See You at the Library national events and brings a motion of FULL CONFIDENCE in her as library director.
None of the motions from that date, over 6 months ago, have been carried out. The library director dragged her feet on the Tuttle Twins books, and gender confusing chapter books that encourage parent alienation have been left in the children’s section even after a formal challenge. Commissioner Noack has been made aware of this, and yet they are still in the children’s section for young kids to pick up.
Someone decides to remove general public comments from the Commissioner’s Court.
Why were general comments (comments for non-agenda items) removed? Who was behind this decision? Nobody is talking on the record, but I would like to point out that only one person was up for re-election with a challenger.
Also keep in mind that public comment was the ONLY way I could get the court’s attention. I already sent my list of books to every commissioner for months with an outline of my concerns. None of the commissioner’s staff relayed the information. When we read the books to the commissioners, they asked for the list because they hadn’t seen it.
In December, two chapter books that introduce gender confusion to children were challenged. Both of these books also encourage children to look for trans bloggers and to be sure to delete their search history so their parents wouldn’t find out. The books were left in the children’s section according to a letter from Andrea Yang our acquisitions manager who also serves as director of the reconsideration committee.
The library system is a hot mess and needs better leadership.
The purchasing manager for our library system sent this link to all the branch managers. This is interesting because this link is to the American Library Association’s stance on rating systems on books; basically, they are completely against them. (You know, like when movies are rated R or PG.) From the website:
Creators of rating systems assume that individuals or groups exist who can determine what is appropriate or inappropriate for others. They also assume that individuals want or need direction in making decisions about the materials or resources they use. While the creation and publication of such systems is protected by the First Amendment’s right to free speech, the American Library Association also affirms the rights of individuals to form their own opinions about the information that they consume.
In other words: all kids should have access to all books at all times. The most graphic sex education book in the adult section (trust me, it will blow your hair back) should be available to any kid at any age. Does this sound ludicrous? That’s because it is.
I recently sent in a Public Information Request for all policies, manuals and guidelines in the library. What was interesting was what was NOT there. There don’t seem to be any standards at all for what is considered age-appropriate in content to be placed in the children’s section. (I assume, based on what librarians have shared, that books are placed in the children’s section based on the authors intent.) So far, all of the books that have been moved from the children’s section to the young adult section have self-harm. This is not in the library policy and seems to be a decision made by librarians based on personal beliefs.
I could bore you with more emails from librarians complaining about and trashing the Brave Books, trashing me, speculating about what I’m doing, but I won’t. The reality is that many people in the library system are unhappy about the Brave Books going in, and our challenging gender confusing books that encourage parent alienation and self-harm.
Commissioner Noack does nothing.
Here we are in January. Commissioner Noack talks like he wants to help but does nothing. I asked him for a timeline, and his office will not get back to me. At this point, I have no reason to believe that he will move forward to protect children.
For a detailed account of what happened in commissioner’s court on July 11th:
Next steps, support Ritch Wheeler for Commissioner:
I believe our only hope is to elect a new commissioner, which is why I am going all-in for Ritch Wheeler for Commissioner in Precinct 3. Early voting begins February 20th, and the primary will be March 5th. Primaries are how we make change in Montgomery County, the most conservative county in the state of Texas. If our current leader does not want to protect children, then we must find a new leader who will, and I believe that leader is Ritch Wheeler. I will be block walking for Ritch, and I recommend you join me. Block walking is the most valuable thing we can do to support Ritch in this election. There are other ways you can help:
Share his facebook page: www.facebook.com/wheelerfortexas
Support his campaign: www.wheelerfortexas.com
Grab a yard sign, make a donation, talk to your friends, PRAY.
This is how we will make a change in our libraries. If you do not live in Precinct 3, you can still support Ritch in all of these ways. James Noack gets donations from special interests outside of Montgomery County, but friends within our county who are concerned about our libraries should have more say than corporations in Harris County!
If you are interested in helping, please reach out.