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Librarians train to defend intellectual freedom and fight book bans at Chicago conference
#news #bookbans
https://apnews.com/article/book-ban-library-censorship-weekend-fd6b313bffe81190b3e8e0fb69eb97a1
Librarians train to defend intellectual freedom and fight book bans at Chicago conference
CHICAGO (AP) — School librarian Jamie Gregory has been called a “pedophile” and “groomer,” bombarded with private messages threatening harm, accused of distributing pornography in schools, and had her personal address posted on social media.Claire Savage (Associated Press)
Some of the #publishers fighting #BookBans and celebrating #PrideMonth are also suing the @internetarchive. "If anything, Pride Month should be the moment in which publishers join librarians in their efforts to make as much knowledge as available as possible to as many people as possible. #OpenAccess is thus an essential tool in the fight for #LGBTQIA+ rights and minority rights in general."
https://punctumbooks.pubpub.org/pub/book-bans-pride-month-open-access/release/1
The #Bible has been removed from libraries in Utah after a parent used a new law that permits the removal of "pornographic".
The parent argued that the Bible contained topics such as incest, bestiality, genital mutilation, and infanticide, making it pornographic under the new definition set forth in Utah Code Ann. § 76-10-1227.
A GOP lawmaker expressed "sadness" regarding the situation.
Davis District pulls Bible from elementaries, junior highs 'due to vulgarity or violence'
The Bible has been removed from all elementary and junior high school libraries throughout the Davis School District after someone challenged its contents.www.ksl.com