#librarycensorship — Public Fediverse posts

BOOK CHALLENGES HIT UNPRECEDENTED LEVELS, GRIPPING LIBRARIES AND SCHOOLS

Thousands of book titles are being challenged in US libraries and schools. Learn why and which states are most affected by these censorship attempts.

#BookBans, #LibraryCensorship, #SchoolLibraries, #FreedomToRead, #PENAmerica

https://newsletter.tf/us-book-bans-rise-in-libraries-schools/

Book challenges in US schools and libraries have reached record highs, with over 6,870 instances recorded in the last academic year. This is a significant increase from previous years.

#BookBans, #LibraryCensorship, #SchoolLibraries, #FreedomToRead, #PENAmerica
https://newsletter.tf/us-book-bans-rise-in-libraries-schools/

Montgomery County approved a new citizen-led book review board for the children, young adult and parenting sections of its public libraries earlier this week. Librarians are not part of the board.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/education/books-libraries/2024/03/28/482008/montgomery-county-has-a-new-citizen-led-book-review-board-for-children-young-adult-and-parenting-sections-of-their-libraries/

#ArtsCulture #BooksLibraries #Education #Literature #Local #News #Politics #BookCensoring #BookReconsiderations #LibraryCensorship #MontgomeryCounty #MontgomeryCountyCommissionersCourt #PublicLibraries

Library lists book as potentially “sexually explicit” because the author’s name is literally “Gay”. The library director admitted that the book was targeted because of the word "gay."

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2023/10/library-lists-book-as-potentially-sexually-explicit-because-the-authors-name-is-literally-gay/

#LGBTQNews #LibraryCensorship #GayAuthors #SexualExplicitness #DiscriminationInLibraries #FreedomOfExpression #Politics #News

Library lists book as potentially “sexually explicit” because the author’s name is literally “Gay”. The library director admitted that the book was targeted because of the word "gay."

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2023/10/library-lists-book-as-potentially-sexually-explicit-because-the-authors-name-is-literally-gay/

#LGBTQNews #LibraryCensorship #GayAuthors #SexualExplicitness #DiscriminationInLibraries #FreedomOfExpression #Politics #News

Library lists book as potentially “sexually explicit” because the author’s name is literally “Gay”. The library director admitted that the book was targeted because of the word "gay."

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2023/10/library-lists-book-as-potentially-sexually-explicit-because-the-authors-name-is-literally-gay/

#LGBTQNews #LibraryCensorship #GayAuthors #SexualExplicitness #DiscriminationInLibraries #FreedomOfExpression #Politics #News

Library lists book as potentially “sexually explicit” because the author’s name is literally “Gay”. The library director admitted that the book was targeted because of the word "gay."

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2023/10/library-lists-book-as-potentially-sexually-explicit-because-the-authors-name-is-literally-gay/

#LGBTQNews #LibraryCensorship #GayAuthors #SexualExplicitness #DiscriminationInLibraries #FreedomOfExpression #Politics #News

Library lists book as potentially “sexually explicit” because the author’s name is literally “Gay”. The library director admitted that the book was targeted because of the word "gay."

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2023/10/library-lists-book-as-potentially-sexually-explicit-because-the-authors-name-is-literally-gay/

#LGBTQNews #LibraryCensorship #GayAuthors #SexualExplicitness #DiscriminationInLibraries #FreedomOfExpression #Politics #News