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Talking to librarians, advocates, activists and students about state and local book bans and book challenges

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THE CHATHAMS - The Library of the Chathams will celebrate its 100th anniversary at 6 p.m. on Friday, May 10 in the Lundt Room.

The books in the Lorain City School District are “extremely dated,” according to assistant superintendent Ross May, who provided an update on the state of the media collection at Lorain Schools during the April 22 Board of Education meeting. The board began taking proactive steps last year when it created a media specialist position and […]

Local kids had a chance to participate in some hands-on learning while also having fun on Tuesday thanks to the Youth Alliance Children’s Fair.

Nine months ago, I penned an open letter to the Cabell County Board of Education. I implored the members — Superintendent Ryan Saxe, Mary Neely, Rhonda Smalley, Coy Miller, Alyssa Bond and Joshua Pauley — to listen to the words of the community they supposedly represent and fund the parks and libraries of Cabell County […] The post Cabell County Board of Education’s proposed levy a slap in the face to libraries, parks appeared first on West Virginia Watch.

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The man who fixes the furnace at our church saw me sitting quietly at the desk in the church Reading Room and asked if I felt like the Maytag repairman

“Moving Words” is an opportunity for writers and readers to explore various themes together: the impact of literature in their lives, their connection as fellow Minnesotans and the lens through