(MODS - I don't think this is PR, but if I am wrong, please move)
From The Guardian:
How to Beat a Book Ban: Students, Parents, and Librarians Fight Back
A story about three high school librarians battling book bans in the United States. My favorite bit:
From The Guardian:
How to Beat a Book Ban: Students, Parents, and Librarians Fight Back
A story about three high school librarians battling book bans in the United States. My favorite bit:
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I just have so much admiration for the kids who pick that book off the shelf, walk through a library full of other teenagers, and come up to the circulation desk, to me, this 62-year-old woman, who they probably dont know very well, some might not know me at all, Hickson said, noting that the books cover illustration is a pride flag. Every time a kid hands you a book that theyve chosen to read, theyre handing you a little insight into themselves. I admire the backbone that it takes for a 14, 15, 16-year-old to hand you This Book is Gay. |
