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Among the week's headlines: Big wins for the freedom to read in Idaho, and Texas; legendary author Judy Blume delivers a passionate defense of libraries; the new pain points for academic librarians in the wake of the pandemic; and why the key to defeating book bans is showing up.
The judge's decision to overrule the book ban at Llano County libraries comes amid an ongoing national debate about what subjects students should be learning about.
A federal judge has ordered a Texas County that banned 12 books dealing with race and LGBTQ issues to return those books to library shelves.
A Texas federal judge has ordered public libraries in Llano County to return an array of previously banned LGBTQ+ books.
The judge’s order also prohibits any other books from being removed from the Llano County library system while the case is pending.