Sonya SteeleJul 22, 2023

Kudos to all the librarians holding the line against fascism. 👏🏾

NYT:
They Checked Out Pride Books in Protest. It Backfired.

Ms. Peterson … was taken aback when she read an email last month from two neighborhood residents. They informed her that they had checked out nearly all of the books in the Pride display and would not return them unless the library permanently removed what they considered “inappropriate content.”

#LGBTQ #BlackMastodon

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San Diego Library Protest Against Pride Books Draws a Backlash

Two San Diego residents cleared out the Pride month display at their library and said such materials shouldn’t be available to children, one of several recent clashes over L.G.B.T.Q. issues in California.

The New York Times
Show threadMark Wyner Won’t Comply Jul 22, 2023

@sonyasteele yeah, the struggle is real. Earlier this year I designed/built a site for a group of folks in southern Oregon who were trying to save their libraries. Some religious extremist fascists were trying to infiltrate their Board. But they won and kept them away.

https://votelibrary.com/

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Show threadEmile Snyder
@markwyner @sonyasteele I'm just south of there, in Jackson county; thank you for that work!
Jul 23, 2023 at 2:46amTusky
Show threadMark Wyner Won’t Comply Jul 23, 2023
@esnyder @sonyasteele so happy it worked out!