book bans

Katie Rinderle was terminated after reading “My Shadow Is Purple” to her fifth-grade class in Georgia.
A new law requires that material deemed “harmful to minors” be placed in separate adults-only sections of libraries and bookstores.
Librarians are worried a retaliatory move from state Republicans would require some libraries to curtail services — or close their doors.
The holdup comes as a huge number of donated books and purchases are frozen by Florida's new education restrictions.
The poll comes amid Republican-led efforts to ban books from school libraries across the country.
Banning books is nothing new in U.S. schools, but the tactics being used by conservative parents and right-wing lawmakers are.
"This right-wing cancel culture should be resoundingly condemned," the Senate majority leader said.