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The Metropolis Library Board of Trustees has yet to address its decision Wednesday night to fire former library director Rosemary Baxter, but a board member is talking about the fallout
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a ban on book bans into law last June to protect libraries’ freedom in choosing their own materials. But, some advocates of literary freedom have since raised concerns about possible unintended consequences surrounding the First Amendment and librarian safety. The law, House Bill 2789, officially went into effect on Jan..
Rather than move on, we must move forward, by putting up legal guardrails to make sure that freedom of expression and free academic inquiry flourish in Massachusetts under the protections
Concerned citizens chose to organize the demonstration in response to comments from the library board president, Rhonda James, and comments from a local religious leader.