Haters attacked an inclusive public library. So its director made the whole city a book sanctuary.

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Haters attacked an inclusive public library. So its director made the whole city a book sanctuary.

Last June, the Hoboken Public Library in New Jersey hosted a Banned Books Read-A-Thon event in honor of Pride Month. Library director Jennie Pu described the event as “very simple” and “almost boring,” where participants merely read excerpts from books out loud.  But that didn’t stop the right-wing outrage machine from stirring up trouble. It started when Internet troll Chaya Raichik disparaged the event on her Libs of TikTok social media accoun…