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Opting kids out of demographic surveys in schools, parents re purposefully skewing data to help better education.
A frightening percentage of parents do not even know—or care—why we read books at all.
Books by or about queer people and people of color draw ire because intolerance is baked into American culture. That + book censorship news.
Most parents trust librarians, but that trust is continually undermined. That, plus this week's book censorship news.
Library workers need to stand up for themselves and the work they already do—and need time to do so. That, plus book censorship news.
Public libraries need to prepare for what's happening at school libraries to happen to them. That, plus this week's book censorship news.
The data supports the work of libraries and library workers far more than it doesn't. That, plus this week's book censorship news.
State attorneys for Iowa clarify that the new laws do not ban LBGTQ+ books in school libraries. That, plus book censorship news this week.
