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The St. Marys city commission, all of whom are members of a conservative religious sect, has threatened for years to pull the lease of the public library if it doesn't remove "divisive" materials. More than a dozen books were taken out of the youth section, and it's not clear how many more could be removed in the future.
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Library staff look forward to the tour every year, not only as a fun Halloween event but as an exploration of the building’s past and the oral folklore surrounding it.
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Members of St. Marys five-person city commission, all of whom are members of an extreme Catholic religious sect, have threatened to pull the lease of the public library if they don't remove all LGBTQ+ and other "socially divisive" books from the shelves. Their efforts have drawn a warning from the ACLU of Kansas.
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The small town east of Manhattan had considered not renewing the library's lease because it refused to accept a clause asking for the removal of all LGBTQ and socially "divisive" books from shelves.
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As communities and school districts push for book bans, some Texas librarians are nearing their breaking point.
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Library users tend to return books in a timely way even when they don't face fines. And libraries might save money by putting less effort into collecting small fees.
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Some Texas residents are asking for greater say in what titles appear on public library shelves.
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Book challenges are up about 60% over the past year. Free speech advocates say many books are being challenged by parents and community members under the guise that they’re promoting critical race theory.
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Canyon Area Library brought in some High Plains wanna-be podcasters and WOW -- we were all amazed by what these gifted storytellers pulled together in…
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A new type of library in Omaha has Nebraska Public Radio asking, will libraries of the future contain no books? Do Space, a self-described “community…