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A digital book ban? High schoolers describe dangers, frustrations of censored web access

Saturday, April 13th, 2024

via Detroit Free Press (Michigan)

Their schools block information about abortion, suicide prevention and LGBTQ+ resources like The Trevor Project. Here's what students say.

School Board – General, Book Bans, Sex Education

Candidates for Anne Arundel County school board

Saturday, April 13th, 2024

via The Baltimore Banner (Maryland)

The eight-member board includes seven members elected by district and a student member chosen by students.

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Candidates for Howard County school board

Saturday, April 13th, 2024

via The Baltimore Banner (Maryland)

The eight-member Howard County school board includes five members elected by district, two members elected county-wide and a student member chosen by students.

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Candidates for the 3rd Congressional District

Saturday, April 13th, 2024

via The Baltimore Banner (Maryland)

The 3rd Congressional District includes all of Howard County, the northern portion of Anne Arundel County and a small piece of Carroll County.

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Why lawmakers disagree on California reparations

Friday, April 12th, 2024

via CalMatters (California)

The Legislative Black Caucus put forward bills, but some lawmakers want to go further on California reparations.

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Here are some of the bills sponsored by Anne Arundel lawmakers that passed or failed on sine die

Friday, April 12th, 2024

via Capital Gazette (Maryland)

During the 2024 legislative session state lawmakers representing Anne Arundel sponsored bills covering a variety of issues — from environmental welfare to education to consumer protection.

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Bill to Prohibit Public Libraries From Banning Books Passes Assembly Committee

Thursday, April 11th, 2024

via California Globe (California)

A bill that would prohibit public libraries from banning books or other materials because of topic or content passed the Assembly Education Committee in a 5-1 vote with 1 abstention on Wednesday.…

Racism, Book Bans

Panel discussion on book ban impact to be held at Greensburg YWCA

Wednesday, April 10th, 2024

via TribLive (Pennsylvania)

Community organization Voice of Westmoreland will hold a panel discussion on the impact of book bans and challenges both locally and nationally at the Greensburg YWCA on Thursday. Titled 'What Do We…

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Letter: New Hampshire on track to pass ‘book ban’ bill

Wednesday, April 10th, 2024

via Concord Monitor (New Hampshire)

Jeremy Margolis' recent article outlines a book ban bill that has passed through the New Hampshire Senate, and the contents of the bill should concern all New Hampshire residents. The bill offers a…

School Board – General, Book Bans

Librarians already under attack as activists challenge books. Now they could go to prison

Wednesday, April 10th, 2024

via The Times (Indiana)

Across the country, book bans and attempted bans have soared to the highest levels in decades. Now librarians face new threats: Crippling lawsuits, hefty fines, and even prison.

School Board – General, Book Bans, Parent Involvement

Vt. lawmakers consider library protection legislation

Tuesday, April 9th, 2024

via WCAX-TV (Vermont)

Vermont lawmakers are pushing for several bills aimed at preventing what some describe as attacks on libraries.

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Moms for Liberty’s legislative agenda targets politicians on both sides of the aisle

Sunday, April 7th, 2024

via Tulsa World (Oklahoma)

OKLAHOMA CITY — As Moms for Liberty works to grow its influence in Oklahoma, members have raised their voice at the Capitol and built relationships with political leaders who share

School Board – General, Book Bans, Parent Involvement

Pornography in school libraries? Moms for Liberty shares Ryan Walters’ cause célèbre

Sunday, April 7th, 2024

via Tulsa World (Oklahoma)

Oklahoma's state superintendent, who's called Moms for Liberty "the most patriotic, pro-American group in the country," has frequently said pornography is "widely available" in schools.

School Board – General, Book Bans, Parent Involvement

Skip Auld: The importance of the Transgender Day of Visibility

Saturday, April 6th, 2024

via Capital Gazette (Maryland)

Our library system is fully committed to creating a sense of belonging for all our staff, not to mention our customers. We want everyone to know they are valued for who they are and that their voic…

Book Bans, LGBTQ+

NH Senate passes bill Democrats call a ‘book ban’

Friday, April 5th, 2024

via The Keene Sentinel (New Hampshire)

Republican state senators passed a bill on Friday that they said would give parents more input about the written, visual and audio material presented to children at school.

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Successful session: 3 Anne Arundel House members sponsored dozens of bills on book-banning, criminal justice, health care

Friday, April 5th, 2024

via Capital Gazette (Maryland)

Dels. Dana Jones, Sandy Bartlett and Heather Bagnall were the most prolific Anne Arundel House lawmakers this session.

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Union wave is picking up at Chicago, suburban libraries, cultural institutions

Friday, April 5th, 2024

via Chicago Sun-Times (Illinois)

The Chicago Public Library and other systems have long had unions, but now the organizing is happening against a backdrop of unprecedented pressure on workers.

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Lake Travis ISD emerges as a battleground for school book bans

Thursday, April 4th, 2024

via Texas Standard (Texas)

The Lake Travis ISD School Board voted this month to keep one book in the high school library and remove another after a parent with kids in elementary school formally challenged them.

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Mat-Su schools book ban goes to federal judge for oral arguments

Tuesday, April 2nd, 2024

via Alaska Public Media (Alaska)

Parents and students sued the school district over the book removal of 56 books without review from school libraries last April.

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