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November 1, 2023 by Peter Bromberg

When Accusations Against Books Meet the Actual Law

As we have seen repeatedly over the past two years, it is easy to make accusations against books and librarians. It takes little effort to fill out a materials challenge form alleging that books are obscene or pornographic. Anyone can step up to the microphone at a public meeting and share out-of-context excerpts from award-winning […]

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