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News
An LGBTQ book event faced backlash and threats online, leading the venue Oyster City to cancel.
News
Smaller libraries in particular may have to get creative, and spend money, to make sections for youth more distinctive from adult sections.3
State
The list will not be published to the public, as it is intended to serve as a resource for librarians.
News
The issue there began when a resident came into the library and got a library card to check out a list of books.
Local news
Many of the books have subject headings making it clear why they were included: "gay parents," "lesbian mothers," "gender identity."
Featured Opinion
What is a dystopian story if not a grim window into one of our worst possible futures?
Featured Opinion
Books provide us with an opportunity to grow and learn. Some people are determined to steal that from our kids.
State
The board previously decided to move six books within the children’s room of the library to a higher shelf.
Opinion
The misguided drive to cleanse the nation’s libraries for whatever reason is commonplace.