Public libraries are supposed to be places for communities to gather and learn, with an important focus on being a place for kids to gain access to information. But thanks to a moral panic in the G…

Public libraries are supposed to be places for communities to gather and learn, with an important focus on being a place for kids to gain access to information. But thanks to a moral panic in the GOP about “indoctrination” in libraries, it seems that at least one library has decided to shut its door to children.

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  •  blindsight   ( @blindsight@beehaw.org ) 
    3•5 months ago

    I initially thought this was just a way of protesting the law, but looking at how it was written, I think this was literally their only legal option. I’m not sure how any library can stay open with the laws as written. I don’t think schools can have basically any books, either.