Book Bans Are Rising Sharply in Public Libraries

[j brown's body]

You made my point.

There is no such book that is legally prohibited.

Thanks.

“Duval County Public Schools will continue this intensive process of reviewing books both to comply with state laws..."

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You're welcome.

 

[roberthughey]

“Duval County Public Schools will continue this intensive process of reviewing books both to comply with state laws..."

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You're welcome.

The law doesn't ban the book.

Comprehension - You're welcome.

 

[j brown's body]

The law doesn't ban the book.

Comprehension - You're welcome.

Removing the book based on the law isn't banning it from the ljbrary? Please explain.

 

[JacksinPA]

The law doesn't ban the book.

Comprehension - You're welcome.

The righties that the Koch brothers put on school boards across the country are banning classics from Mark Twain & Ann Frank. The righties are turning this country to a totalitarian state. Makes sense because Trump wants to scrap the Constitution & become a dictator like his buddies Putin & Xi.

 

[j brown's body]

"Two Texas bookstores and three national bookseller associations file suit over House Bill 900, which requires private booksellers to rate books on appropriateness, and bans “sexually explicit” material from libraries."

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[roberthughey]

Removing the book based on the law isn't banning it from the ljbrary? Please explain.

A book ban is banning it from ALL places from the public - libraries, book stores and any other place accessible by the public.

 

[j brown's body]

A book ban is banning it from ALL places from the public - libraries, book stores and any other place accessible by the public.

As I pointed out earlier,, the definition does not say that. The dictionary says it is based on it being the law.

"...to prohibit especially by legal means

Is smoking banned in all public buildings?"

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Smoking is indeed banned from certain places, but not from society.

 

[JacksinPA]

"Two Texas bookstores and three national bookseller associations file suit over House Bill 900, which requires private booksellers to rate books on appropriateness, and bans “sexually explicit” material from libraries."

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Like The classic The Diary of Ann Frank because it has the sex act. They don't want to corrupt the minds of their little kids who they don't teach about sex at home either.

 

[Lycanthrope]

The Times article indicates these bans are largely driven by parents and parental groups like Moms For Liberty (there's a total ****ing misnomer).

What's hopeful is the article mentioned legal challenges to these bans are rising concurrently.

 

[JacksinPA]

The Times article indicates these bans are largely driven by parents and parental groups like Moms For Liberty (there's a total ****ing misnomer).

What's hopeful is the article mentioned legal challenges to these bans are rising concurrently.

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About – Moms for Liberty

www.momsforliberty.org

Who We Are​

We are Moms, Dads, Grands, Aunts, Uncles, Friends​

Moms for Liberty welcomes all that have a desire to stand up for parental rights at all levels of government.
Our founders are Tiffany and Tina, moms on a mission to stoke the fires of liberty. As former school board members, they witnessed how short-sighted and destructive policies directly hurt children and families. Now they are using their first-hand knowledge and experience to unite parents who are ready to fight those that stand in the way of liberty.

 

[Lycanthrope]

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About – Moms for Liberty

www.momsforliberty.org

Who We Are​

We are Moms, Dads, Grands, Aunts, Uncles, Friends​

Moms for Liberty welcomes all that have a desire to stand up for parental rights at all levels of government.
Our founders are Tiffany and Tina, moms on a mission to stoke the fires of liberty. As former school board members, they witnessed how short-sighted and destructive policies directly hurt children and families. Now they are using their first-hand knowledge and experience to unite parents who are ready to fight those that stand in the way of liberty.

"We stand for liberty - by demanding the state empower us to dictate to other parents what is and isn't appropriate for their children!

FREEDUM!"

 

[JacksinPA]

"We stand for liberty - by demanding the state empower us to dictate to other parents what is and isn't appropriate for their children!

FREEDUM!"

They ban anything to do with sex but most of them don't teach their kids about sex. Hypocrites. Fascists. repugs.

 

[BirdinHand]

I don't expect you to except what an actual ban of anything really means.

Have a nice day!

Want to try that again?

 

[Lycanthrope]

They ban anything to do with sex but most of them don't teach their kids about sex. Hypocrites. Fascists. repugs.

They can raise their own kids how they please. Don't like a book because you think it's naughty? Leave the government out of it and forbid your children to read it.

#parenting

 

[JacksinPA]

They can raise their own kids how they please. Don't like a book because you think it's naughty? Leave the government out of it and forbid your children to read it.

#parenting

That book never corrupted anyone's morals about sex.

 

[Moon]

Obviously, there should be a requirement that every library in the country maintain at least one copy of every 130,000,000 books that have been published (according to Google).

 

[Lycanthrope]

Obviously, there should be a requirement that every library in the country maintain at least one copy of every 130,000,000 books that have been published (according to Google).

 

[EMNofSeattle]

Two years into a surge in book banning efforts across the country, restrictions that were largely happening in school libraries, where they affected children, are now affecting the wider community as well.

Most of the challenged books were by or about people of color or L.G.B.T.Q. people.

“A year, a year and a half ago, we were told that these books didn’t belong in school libraries, and if people wanted to read them, they could go to a public library,” said Deborah Caldwell-Stone, the director of the A.L.A.’s Office for Intellectual Freedom. “Now, we’re seeing those same groups come to public libraries and come after the same books, essentially depriving everyone of the ability to make the choice to read them.”

The most dramatic spike in book bans took place in Florida, which removed more than 1,400 books and surpassed Texas as the state with the highest number of removals, according to PEN. Florida emerged as a hot spot for book challenges after the state passed several laws aimed in part at restricting educational and reading material on certain subjects. As school districts scrambled to comply with the new regulations earlier this year, some teachers and librarians removed entire shelves of books.

Book Bans Are Rising Sharply in Public Libraries

Two years into a surge in book banning efforts across the country, restrictions that were largely happening in school libraries, where they affected children, are now affecting the wider community as well.

www.nytimes.com

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The right says abortion laws are up to the state. Now some states make it illegal to leave the state for an abortion.

The right says some books don't belong in school libraries. Now they want them out of public libraries.

Is this the country you want to live in?

Where abortion is a criminal act? Hell yeah that’s the country I want to live in.

 

[Jason Warfield]

There is no such thing as a book ban. They just don't make them available, refuse to carry them.

Do you realize some book stores refuse to carry certain authors books because they don't like their politics.

Bookstores are private businesses. Public libraries are not. The Constitution applies to the public libraries, not private businesses.

See?

 

[Jason Warfield]

You made my point.

There is no such book that is legally prohibited.

Thanks.

False.

Here’s one example: Florida state law allows books to be legally taken shelves if they follow certain criteria.

Basically, if a state enacts a law that allows for the removal of a book from a school and/or a public library either specifically or offered guidelines to use to remove said books…then it makes the book(s) legally prohibited from a specific place.

. A ban doesn’t have to be comprehensive in scope as it seem to be what you believe.

Often, these laws are challenged in federal courts.

 

[roberthughey]

Bookstores are private businesses. Public libraries are not. The Constitution applies to the public libraries, not private businesses.

See?

Government has rated materials as "R" rated, NC-17 for mature audiences only and yet you seem to support those materials should be available to anyone of any age.

Tell me why i'm wrong.

 

[Lycanthrope]

Where abortion is a criminal act? Hell yeah that’s the country I want to live in.

You currently have several to choose from: DR Congo, El Salvador, Iraq, Haiti, Honduras, and Nicaragua (among a few others).

 

[mrjurrs]

That's what should be done.

My guess is the librarians, LGBTQ activist, the Democrat party, social media influencers and YOU are against it.

There is a reason why movies and video games have age restrictions.

Wrong.
Can you tell me a time in history when it was the good guys banning the books?

 

[Bodi]

That's what should be done.

My guess is the librarians, LGBTQ activist, the Democrat party, social media influencers and YOU are against it.

There is a reason why movies and video games have age restrictions.

Then get the books in question Age Limits... they do that here. Kids can not check out books that are deemed not suitable for children without parental consent. I had to go the the library to talk to the librarian to allow my daughter to check out books for older kids... the library was then OK with it

 

[Moon]

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Your stupid meme aside, if you want every book to be available on demand, better get busy building bigger libraries.