The library board repeatedly refused to limit access to 150 books deemed sexually explicit by critics. Most of the titles have LGBTQ+ themes
A former employee of the Autauga-Prattville Public Library said the guidelines allow the APLS to “basically act like Big Brother”
Over the last few years, hard-right conservatives have tried to tie library funding to whether certain books are available on shelves
“Social media [are] where young people increasingly turn to get information about their community, their history, their bodies & themselves”
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore on Thursday signed a bill that seeks to combat efforts to ban books from state libraries
“This would open librarians and their staff in our most vulnerable libraries to criminal prosecution for books housed in the adult section"
‘They’re going to be holding many teachers accountable,’ he said signing a bill restricting nonparents to 1 book challenge per month
The bill sponsor says he is protecting children from being groomed by child sex predators, although no evidence was presented
