Political Attacks Are Pushing Public Libraries To ‘Breaking Point,’ New Report Shows
PEN America says 4,240 titles were targeted in a year as harassment and funding threats push librarians toward self-censorship.
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Culture War vs. 'Fart Books', Drag Queens Bring US Libraries To 'Breaking Point', Report Finds
US public libraries are facing significant challenges due to political interference, censorship, and funding cuts, with PEN America highlighting these issues as an existential threat to free expression.
Out of Circulation: Expanding Censorship in Public Libraries (PEN America)
PEN America: Out of Circulation: Expanding Censorship in Public Libraries. “As pillars of civil society, public libraries are places of voluntary inquiry and should serve as unfettered gateways to the universe of knowledge. But since 2021, they have faced significant pressure to restrict access to information about race, sexuality, and gender as part of a larger movement that is chilling the freedom to read, learn, and think in public institutio…
Report: “US Public Libraries at ‘Breaking Point’ Amid Ideological Attacks, Report Finds”
New Report From PEN America: Key Findings: It’s not just books: Public libraries are increasingly censorship battlegrounds, leading to interference with book displays, improper reshelving mandates, and disruptions of events. Political threats are eroding library systems through governance shifts and defunding. Harassment and intimidation of librarians are common pressure tactics, particularly when librarians resist censorship. […] The post Repor…
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