Across the U.S., Republican legislatures have introduced bills that deputize citizens of their state to pursue damages by turning in their fellow citizens for breaking new, primarily culture-focused laws.
And what is the latest target? Books.
https://t.co/5xkKN5Sk4D
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Florida needs to pay attention to Amendment 3 and how it will negatively impact libraries. The City of Largo 'did the math' and it would not be good. https://t.co/Ty1bHYxpex
In a draft budget proposal put out by the Republican Study Committee, extreme House Republicans are once again proposing to eliminate federal funding for libraries.
They are nothing if not persistent. And that might be the most dangerous thing.
https://t.co/O5bt14eqqo
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THESE PEOPLE HAVE LOST THEIR MINDS!!!
For 14 years, the Farmville Public Library's logo was an open book with each page in a different color.
Now it's gone.
Three residents complained that it "resembled a rainbow" and might suggest support for LGBTQ+ people.
https://t.co/09sYGqk7jt
School Board President of Los Angeles Unified School District, Jackie Goldberg, has gone viral for calling out a radical group in her community that wanted to ban the children’s picture book “The Great Big Book of Families” because of one sentence.
https://t.co/Al4tYohRMu
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Remember wandering the stacks with no search bar, no algorithm, and no destination except curiosity?
Libraries are timeless community treasures. Let’s fund them sustainably so future generations can experience the same wonder of getting lost in the stacks and finding exactly what they needed.
The local Friends of Libraries groups in Florida are warning that if Amendment 3 passes in November, they cannot back-fill with charity what should be done with taxes. https://t.co/RcLFYBTbou
Who is writing the policies for your school system’s libraries and classrooms?
The librarians?
The elected school board?
Education professionals?
Nope.
Would you believe radical religious groups with political agendas?
https://t.co/QCbk70NImN
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