Brosephine Wires on Nostr: Now, Gov. Kay Ivey of Alabama is exploring the idea of banning books statewide within ...
Now, Gov. Kay Ivey of Alabama is exploring the idea of banning books statewide within the Alabama public library system itself — to be clear, the libraries that adults use.
“Alabama’s state library agency is now under scrutiny by the governor, following a handful of local book challenges and conservative efforts to cut ties with the American Library Association.
In a Sept. 1 letter to Nancy Pack, director of the Alabama Public Library Service, Gov. Kay Ivey said she had grown increasingly concerned about “the environment our Alabama libraries are providing to families and children.””
#censorship #library #books #libraries
https://www.al.com/educationlab/2023/09/alabama-library-agency-faces-scrutiny-from-kay-ivey-after-controversies-over-inappropriate-childrens-books.html
“Alabama’s state library agency is now under scrutiny by the governor, following a handful of local book challenges and conservative efforts to cut ties with the American Library Association.
In a Sept. 1 letter to Nancy Pack, director of the Alabama Public Library Service, Gov. Kay Ivey said she had grown increasingly concerned about “the environment our Alabama libraries are providing to families and children.””
#censorship #library #books #libraries
https://www.al.com/educationlab/2023/09/alabama-library-agency-faces-scrutiny-from-kay-ivey-after-controversies-over-inappropriate-childrens-books.html