Florida County Officials Question The Importance of School Libraries and More Library World Updates
Welcome back, library friends. As we all know, censorship news continues to run rampant, but there are a few key stories related to federal- and state-level legislation and lawsuits that deserve a bit more attention. Let’s dive in. A New Federal Book Banning Bill Republican senators have announced a companion bill to the book banning legislation introduced in the House. Both bills would eliminate funding for any public schools that provide student access to materials that Republicans deem “inappropriate.” More of the same, but now it’s another federal problem that needs to be stopped. The fact that this bill was introduced right before the Senate went on recess shows that Republicans did not want it to gain public attention. EveryLibrary has issued a statement. Florida County Officials Question The Importance of School Libraries After banning hundreds of books, Clay County, Florida, school officials are debating the importance of high school libraries, which is the next logical step in the book banning agenda. As part of this discussion, Chief Academic Officer Roger Dailey cited the fact …







