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Houston Public MediaMar 28, 2024

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/

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Montgomery County has new citizen-led book review board for children, young adult and parenting sections of its libraries

Literature advocates are concerned the new book policy will lead to censorship in county libraries.

Houston Public Media
BarbChamberlainDec 6, 2023
@juddlegum doing great work as usual highlighting attacks on fundamentals like the Frst Amendment. I still remember the joy I felt when my mom got permission for me to read from the shelves above my grade level when the bookmobile came to my country school in Idaho farm country. No child should be shut off from the joy of reading.
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Florida says the purpose of school libraries is to "convey the government's message"

One thing that is seldom mentioned about the removal of books from Florida classroom libraries: much of this activity may be illegal. The school board in Escambia County, Florida, for example, is being sued over their decision to remove And Tango Makes Three

U.S. Politics in Real TimeOct 10, 2023

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/

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Library lists book as potentially "sexually explicit" because the author's name is literally "Gay" - LGBTQ Nation

The library director admitted that the book was targeted because of the word "gay."

LGBTQ Nation