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What Comes After Book Bans? One School District Questions Traditional Libraries

After removing hundreds of books, Clay County District Schools is debating the purpose of high school libraries. School officials called it modernization. Critics see it as the next phase of the book debate targeting fiction books.

Last updated July 21, 20265 sources · 4 outlets

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Book Bans, Censorship and Funding Fears Challenge Ohio Public School Librarians

Jul 19

Public school librarians in Ohio are raising alarms about book bans and funding cuts. School librarians have been navigating challenges in their work as long as they’ve been among the stacks in their local districts. Proposed legislation to filter the reading choices students can make has brought concern, and budget re…