Rural library is caught in the crossfire of controversial book battles
If a ballot measure passes in November, this could be the first library in the nation to close over books some deem "sexually explicit."
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If a ballot measure passes in November, this could be the first library in the nation to close over books some deem "sexually explicit."
If a ballot measure passes in November, this could be the first library in the nation to close over books some deem "sexually explicit."
DAYTON — Committees tasked with condensing into 250-word statements their arguments for and against dissolving the Columbia County Rural Library District have completed their work.
Residents of a town in Washington will vote on whether to shut their local library rather than allow it to offer a book about trans people.
A dispute over young adult books about race, gender and sexuality has landed a measure on the November ballot that could shutter Columbia County's only library.