In the battle over banned books, there’s a cold war amid public library shelves

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In the battle over banned books, there’s a cold war amid public library shelves

SPRINGFIELD — When digital services librarian Katherine Stapp tries to help patrons of Springfield City Library track down books on sensitive, politically charged subjects, she can’t always find them. She said they have either been stolen or hidden in one of the City Library’s nine branches where no one would think to look.