Missouri: A Kansas City Library System Has Banned LGBTQ Pride Book Displays in Children’s Areas; Texas: “Seems Obscene” Says Federal Appeals Court Judge During Hearing For Llano County Library Book Removal Case; & More News Headlines
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- Florida: ‘People are Frightened.’ Florida’s Book Rules Cause A Chilling Effect In Miami-Dade Schools (via Miami Herald)
- Maine: An Orono Librarian is Pushing Back Against Censorship with a Banned Book Club For Students
- Massachusetts: A Proposed Book Policy in Western Mass. Could Allow Elected Officials To Override School Librarians (via Boston.com)
- Missouri: A Kansas City Library System Has Banned LGBTQ Pride Book Displays In Children’s Areas (via KCUR)
- Texas: “Seems Obscene” Says Federal Appeals Court Judge During Hearing For Llano County Library Book Removal Case (via Texas Tribune)
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Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com.
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