Texas Officials Would Rather Close Library Than Stock Books They Don’t Like
https://www.vice.com/en/article/jg58x8/t...-dont-like
A list of the books can be found on the last two pages of this court injunction.
Strange note: while news sources about this horseshit invariably mention 12 books being banned, it’s actually seventeen because two of the items on the list are devoted to seven books about butts and farting by two authors. And they got banned with books like Called Themselves the K.K.K: The Birth of an American Terrorist Group, Caste: The Origins of Our Discontent, and In the Night Kitchen.
Quote: County commissioners in Llano, Texas have signaled they would rather close an entire library system than comply with a court order to stop censoring books.
On Monday, Llano County Commissioners called for a special meeting where the main agenda item is to determine whether to “continue or cease operations” of the Llano County Library System “pending further guidance from the Federal Courts.”
https://www.vice.com/en/article/jg58x8/t...-dont-like
A list of the books can be found on the last two pages of this court injunction.
Strange note: while news sources about this horseshit invariably mention 12 books being banned, it’s actually seventeen because two of the items on the list are devoted to seven books about butts and farting by two authors. And they got banned with books like Called Themselves the K.K.K: The Birth of an American Terrorist Group, Caste: The Origins of Our Discontent, and In the Night Kitchen.
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