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ysabetwordsmithHow Do You Stop Book Bans? Ban Them
A new Minnesota law prohibits book bans and explicitly gives librarians control of the selection process.
The law states in simple, unambiguous language, “a public library must not ban, remove or otherwise restrict access to a book or other material based solely on its viewpoint or the messages, ideas or opinions it conveys.” It puts decisions on book selection firmly in the hands of experts: librarians — who have made books their life’s work.
Remember, if your city or state still allows book bans and is annoyed by nuisance complaints, just print off a few articles about places that have successfully outlawed book bans. Point out how much time and bother this would save them to enact similar laws in your locale. People are always busy and love finding ways to save time!
A new Minnesota law prohibits book bans and explicitly gives librarians control of the selection process.
The law states in simple, unambiguous language, “a public library must not ban, remove or otherwise restrict access to a book or other material based solely on its viewpoint or the messages, ideas or opinions it conveys.” It puts decisions on book selection firmly in the hands of experts: librarians — who have made books their life’s work.
Remember, if your city or state still allows book bans and is annoyed by nuisance complaints, just print off a few articles about places that have successfully outlawed book bans. Point out how much time and bother this would save them to enact similar laws in your locale. People are always busy and love finding ways to save time!
*laugh*
Date: 2024-05-29 07:55 am (UTC)In fact, the Bible is often banned. It's one case where there's actually grounds for objecting to the content -- the thing is full of sex, incest, violence, slavery, rape, etc. and often in approving context. 0_o I still don't agree with banning books, but I can see why that one would make sane people balk.