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Telling students to buy books is not the answer to book bans; libraries are meant to serve everyone

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Because I’m a retired high school librarian, well-meaning social media acquaintances often share a quote from Stephen King: “Hey kids! This is your old friend Steve King telling you that if they ban a book in your school, haul your[self] to the nearest bookstore or library ASAP and find out what they don’t want you to read.” Their posts are followed in the comment section by expressions of solidarity against book bans, accusations of making porn…

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Telling students to buy books is not the answer to book bans; libraries are meant to serve everyone

Because I’m a retired high school librarian, well-meaning social media acquaintances often share a quote from Stephen King: “Hey kids! This is your old friend Steve King telling you that if they ban a book in your school, haul your[self] to the nearest bookstore or library ASAP and find out what they don’t want you to read.” Their posts are followed in the comment section by expressions of solidarity against book bans, accusations of making porn…

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Forbidden Words: The Global Legacy of Book Banning

Books are time machines, mind readers, and revolutionaries wrapped in paper (or pixels). But what happens when society deems them too dangerous? At FreeAstroScience.com, where we simplify complex truths, we’re diving into the provocative, transformative world of banned books—because history shows that silencing words only amplifies their echoes. Censorship Through the Ages: A Brief Overview Censorship isn’t new; it’s as old as storytelling i…

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Book Bans Harm Kids - Stephen's Lighthouse

Book Bans Harm Kids Censoring what children read deprives them of reality and the chance to feed their curiosity and develop empathy https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/book-bans-harm-kids/ 0 Shares Facebook 0 …

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The Press-Enterprise broke the news in on Thursday, December 26, 2024.
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