Category: library books

Illinois Becomes First State to Punish Public Libraries for Banning Books

June 13, 2023
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Illinois has become the first state to penalize public libraries for removing books under a new law signed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker on June 12. The law requires public libraries across Illinois to adhere to Chicago-based American Library Association’s (ALA) Bill of Rights in order to remain eligible for state funding. While the ALA standards…

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Texas Abortion Ban Creator Sets Sights on Obscene Books in Public Libraries

February 19, 2023
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A Texas lawyer who created a highly successful abortion ban tactic has now turned his hand to stopping obscene library books. Jonathan Mitchell, a Texas lawyer, was influential in developing a series of local abortion bans. They allowed towns to ban abortions even before the overturn of Roe v. Wade. The bans had two enforcement mechanisms….

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Texas Parent Rankles School Board With Graphic Library Books

November 29, 2022
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A Texas mother, frustrated by her school board’s reluctance to remove books with graphic sexual content from school libraries, found an embarrassing technique for getting board members and the public to pay attention. Her unusual method may have hastened the removal of one objectionable book from shelves and brought the issue of sexual content in…

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Advocate Concerned PM Commends Event Organized by Group Whose Chinese Affiliate Said Aims to ‘Spread the Voice’ of CCP

September 19, 2022
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A democracy advocate is warning about the Chinese regime’s covert “cultural infiltration” after multiple Canadian politicians lent support to the opening celebration of a new Chinese library that’s part of a China-based project whose founder had said aims to “spread the voice” of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The new B.C. library was unveiled during…

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Florida Citizen Group Leading Charge Against Sexually Explicit Library Books in Schools

September 8, 2022
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A Florida group isn’t giving up on their fight to stop the Polk County Public Schools from allowing students access to sexually explicit books in school libraries. County Citizens Defending Freedom (CCDF) filed an appeal with the Polk County School Board on Sept. 6 over “pornographic” titles available to middle and high school children that…

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Polk School Board Reinstates 16 Books to Library Shelves, Some Parents Believe it May Violate Florida Law

August 10, 2022
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PUNTA GORDA, Fla.—On Aug. 10 Polk County Schools will be in session and so will 16 book titles that some parents found “objectionable” at the end of the 2021-2022 school year. Some parents believe that the books violate Florida law. In February, the school board voted to pull the 16 titles from the shelves of…

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