Why bother banning books when you can just defund Libraries? "Ignorance is an enemy, even to its owner." https://www.vice.com/en/article/y3wgv5/missouri-voted-to-defund-public-libraries-book-bans
Missouri Reps Just Voted to Completely Defund the State’s Public Libraries

The new budget sets funds for libraries to $0. Library groups say the move is retaliation for suing the state over its recent book ban law.

@WillRobinson This is ironic, considering that many of our nation’s finest libraries, especially in many small towns, were in buildings constructed and furnished by Andrew Carnegie, a rich industrialist, who spent a sizeable fortune on providing wonderful education opportunities to Americans.
Carnegie would undoubtedly go against most Republicans in today’s political climate.

https://www.npr.org/2013/08/01/207272849/how-andrew-carnegie-turned-his-fortune-into-a-library-legacy