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School librarians fight legislation to ban books considered obscene

Por: Portland Press Herald Nation March 01, 2023

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Librarian Savannah Sessions at the Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library in Lovell Tuesday. Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Staff Photographer School librarians are joining educators and free speech advocates to fight a proposal in the Maine Legislature that could ban schools from providing students with books and other educational materials considered obscene. Rep. James Libby, R-Standish, said his bill would protect children from inappropriate material and... + full article



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