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GOP-controlled statehouses have been cranking out reams of preposterous and frightening library legislation. One proposed bill in Louisiana, � HB 777 , would make it a crime for librarians to use ...
by Jen Sorensen
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on Wed Apr 17, 2024 at 04:55 AM PDT
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The image above is not “poetic license” or exaggeration for the sake of satire. “Moms for Liberty” actually did have “Maus” banned from school libraries; and their stated reason for doing so was because the graphic novel had an image of a naked mouse...
by Perlinator
160 comments
on Sat Jan 20, 2024 at 01:43 PM PST
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This year Banned Books Week is October 1 – 7, 2023. The theme is “Let Freedom Read!” Banned Books Week draws national attention to the harms of censorship. The ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) compiles lists of challenged books as reported in...
by Alan Singer
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on Sun Oct 01, 2023 at 12:12 PM PDT
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Right-wing efforts to ban books are gaining steam in classrooms and school libraries—and they’ve now moved into public libraries as well, with record levels of challenges to keeping books on ...
by Laura Clawson
35 comments
on Wed Sep 27, 2023 at 06:56 AM PDT
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I destroyed my credibility yesterday. It was worth it, if it meant keeping my integrity. I’m a small town reporter, grew up on a farm, went to college, decided to make my home town my hometown. My last piece is called “Stay and make it better” and I’m...
by MattJ570
116 comments
on Wed Sep 20, 2023 at 09:28 AM PDT
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I come from a family of educators, so this attack is personal & profoundly disturbing.� My mother taught HS English and Polish.� My dad taught English and history, then became a counselor, & retired ...
by Joker2101
77 comments
on Wed Aug 23, 2023 at 06:01 AM PDT
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CUMMING, Ga. (AP) — When Allison Strickland urged a suburban Atlanta school board in June to remove four books from school libraries, she was following a path cleared by Georgia's Republican ...
by Associated Press
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on Mon Aug 21, 2023 at 04:30 PM PDT
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Buried in a news cycle dominated by Donald Trump's newest indictment is a tidbit first uncovered by Iowa newspaper The Gazette and now fleshed out by other outlets. Faced with new Republican-pushed laws banning school libraries from containing books...
by Hunter
87 comments
on Wed Aug 16, 2023 at 07:20 AM PDT
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After reading Mrs Zelenska’s recent comments on the mental health of kids (and adults) in Ukraine and the scale of the damage to Ukraine’s education system I went to take a look at how well they’re coping, in so far as they can. Unsurprisingly, Ukraine...
by Tax Haven
5 comments
on Fri Aug 11, 2023 at 05:08 PM PDT
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We don’t think too well of Andrew Carnegie, here in the Monongahela Valley. But we say his name a lot. Carnegie was a lousy boss. Workers in his steel mills sometimes put in 24 hour shifts. When they struck he got his partner, Henry Clay Frick, who is...
by MeJean
11 comments
on Thu Jul 27, 2023 at 02:47 PM PDT
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Hello everyone! I wanted to take a moment to briefly talk about a nonprofit organization that is active around the world, and highlight what they are up to in both Ukraine and the US: Libraries Without Borders (Bibliothèques Sans Frontières (for the US...
by Witgren
4 comments
on Thu Jul 20, 2023 at 06:45 PM PDT
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I have an idea. If someone wants to ban a book, first they must write a book report, to prove they've read the book and can point out the offending parts of the book. Oh, and getting the name of the writer correct should be the first question answered...
by RussellWriter
15 comments
on Wed May 24, 2023 at 01:09 PM PDT
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The Republican Party, especially under the leadership of The Man Who Lost an Election and Tried To Steal It, has had a somewhat rocky relationship with facts and truth. But they do seem to take ...
by Ian Reifowitz
38 comments
on Sat Jul 15, 2023 at 07:00 AM PDT
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The censorship, the thought police, the book banning, and book burning must stop. Now a word from one of the greatest writers America ever produced. “And on the subject of burning books: I want to congratulate librarians, not famous for their physical...
by RussellWriter
82 comments
on Thu May 18, 2023 at 04:27 PM PDT
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Welcome to Bookchat! Where you can talk about anything; books, plays, essays, and audio books. You don’t have to be reading a book to come in, sit down, and chat with us.
So, there’s this ...
by anotherdemocrat
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on Wed May 24, 2023 at 05:00 PM PDT
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Florida’s fascist book ban campaign has spread like a virus around the state. There are more than 500 entries for Florida in PEN America’s ever-expanding list of books banned in American schools. These include what should be obviously innocuous titles...
by Walter Einenkel
167 comments
on Wed May 10, 2023 at 01:24 PM PDT
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Referencing a particularly vile form of cheese, this assertion is also quite fitting for Artificial Intelligence. It is “The triumph of technology over conscience.” Ultimately, I think AI will drive the rigorously curious among us back to Libraries....
by AnotherOklahoman
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on Sat May 06, 2023 at 08:54 AM PDT
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“I had thought America was against totalitarianisms. If so, surely it is important for young people to be able to recognize the signs of them. One of those signs is book-banning. Need I say more?” – Margaret Atwood, responding to news of her book being...
by RussellWriter
8 comments
on Tue Apr 25, 2023 at 01:15 PM PDT
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Welcome to the New Day Cafe! This is an open thread.
JSTOR Daily recently had a piece on libraries during WWI. At that�time, they were promoted as important tools of patriotism.
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by samanthab
200 comments
on Mon Apr 24, 2023 at 07:30 AM PDT
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You Can’t Read That! is a periodic post about book banning. YCRT! features news and opinion roundups, commentary, history, and reviews. Pastor Greg Locke leads book burning, McMinn County TN, ...
by pwoodford
4 comments
on Sun Apr 23, 2023 at 09:00 AM PDT
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