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Kansas library director admits he wouldn’t let his own children read books library made easily accessible to kids

​(The Sentinel) – Last month, at a meeting of the Hays (Kansas) Public Library Board, local residents were up in arms over a “Banned Books Week” display that contained books… Read More

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‘Borrower beware’? That appears to be the policy for age-inappropriate books for children at this Kansas City-area library

The Missouri secretary of state last year enacted a rule requiring libraries to “adopt written policies determining what material is age-appropriate.” But at least one Kansas City-area library seems to have… Read More

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Freedom Caucus calls for Illinois public libraries to withdraw from American Library Association

(The Center Square) – Some Illinois Republicans want public libraries in the state to withdraw from the American Library Association.  Public libraries have been a hotly debated topic in recent… Read More

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Public library moves sexually explicit book to adult section after community backlash

(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A New Jersey public library moved a pornographic book out of its young adult section following community backlash, according to Northjersey.com. Cedar Grove Public Library… Read More