Book bans: I thought the challenges were hysterical. Then I opened one of the books.
Even my local librarian seemed a little perplexed.
Source: slate.com
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End the free pass for schools, libraries on exposing children to graphic content
North Carolina’s child obscenity laws make it illegal to disseminate obscene materials to minors. However, the law shields schools and libraries, making them exempt from the prohibition on obscenity. It’s because of these exceptions that activist librarians have been able to stash graphic pornography with erotic content on shelves in youth sections. There’s been a
Wake County North Carolina United States Cheryl Caulfield Nc Values Coalition American College Of Pediatrics
Source: carolinajournal.com
Twenty-two challenges to school library books have been filed in Maine since January 2022. Just one book has been removed.
On a Monday in September 2022, a semi-retired Livermore Falls resident requested the removal of a graphic novel from the shelves of the local school library. It was the seventh official challenge the area’s school board received that month. The...
Source: penbaypilot.com
'There won't be libraries left': how a Florida county became the book ban heartland of the US | Florida
As the extremist group Moms for Liberty flourishes in Clay county, a campaign of outrage has books disappearing from school shelves
Source: theguardian.com
Book battles are raging nationwide. A WA library could be nation's first to close | Northwest
A dispute over young adult books about race, gender and sexuality has landed a measure on the November ballot that could shutter Columbia Countys only library.
Source: yakimaherald.com
Book battles are raging nationwide. A WA library could be nation's first to close | Northwest
A dispute over young adult books about race, gender and sexuality has landed a measure on the November ballot that could shutter Columbia Countys only library.
Source: union-bulletin.com
Book battles are raging nationwide. A WA library could be nation's first to close | Entertainment
A dispute over young adult books about race, gender and sexuality has landed a measure on the November ballot that could shutter Columbia Countys only library.
Source: yakimaherald.com
Speakers: Chandler Library materials 'sexualize' kids |
Chandler Public Library Manager Rachelle Kuzyk says she raised two boys and, like most parents, was not looking forward to having “the talk” with them.
Source: eastvalleytribune.com
Mountain State Spotlight explains: How books are added to — and removed from — West Virginia's public libraries  | News
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Ohio County Public Library West Virginia United States Swaney Memorial Library Wood County Hancock County
Source: fayettetribune.com
Barack Obama Defends Porn in School Libraries
Former President Barack Obama took a stand on the "banned books" issue, effectively defending porn in school libraries.
Source: dailysignal.com