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mahatmakanejeeves

(63,255 posts)
Thu May 12, 2022, 08:53 AM May 2022

Do you recall that the Brooklyn Public Library was offering school kids free library cards? [View all]

So that they could check out e-books that had been banned where they live and read them on mobile devices?

You didn't think someone would try to get e-reader apps banned, did you?

FreshMouthHat Retweeted

Big dive from
@David_Ingram
here:

nbcnews.com
Some parents now want e-reader apps banned – and they're getting results
Campaigns that started with criticizing school board members and librarians have now turned their attention to tech companies such as OverDrive and Epic


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