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In reply to the discussion: Alabama board defunds local library for failing to protect teens from 'inappropriate' books [View all]

marble falls

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5. They'd better consider the LLano County Library board's attempt at the same thing here in Texas ...
Reply to demmiblue (Original post)
Sat Mar 22, 2025, 07:45 AM
Mar 2025
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/04/12/us/texas-llano-county-library-banned-books/

https://www.texasstandard.org/stories/llano-county-book-ban-hearing/

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/state/2024/06/08/federal-court-affirms-texas-book-removals-violated-first-amendment-llano-county-public-library/74007015007/

https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/aclu-fights-government-censorship-of-books-in-texas-public-libraries

The upshot? They had to rehire librarians and re-stack the banned books. The head librarian was awarded a significant settlement for unlawful firing. she's also been given several awards from organizations around the US.

If a library system in LLano County, MAGA central, can prevail, Alabama's a snap.


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Alabama board defunds local library for failing to protect teens from 'inappropriate' books [View all] demmiblue Mar 2025 OP
"She advocates dirty books!" no_hypocrisy Mar 2025 #1
Damn but that's a good movie. Time to watch it again. marble falls Mar 2025 #6
Trump in the WH is Life imitating Art imitating Life. no_hypocrisy Mar 2025 #8
You're right. I tell you we got trouble! Trouble! Right here in River City! It starts with 'T' and it ends in 'P'! marble falls Mar 2025 #9
ok, so con parents want their kids to be ignorant? mwmisses4289 Mar 2025 #2
They won't be happy until all of Alabama is completely illiterate Walleye Mar 2025 #3
Wait until they find out about this new thing Bettie Mar 2025 #4
They'd better consider the LLano County Library board's attempt at the same thing here in Texas ... marble falls Mar 2025 #5
Ultimately it has nothing to do with books. Republicans don't want public money going to libraries Buckeyeblue Mar 2025 #7
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