Until recently, nobody much cared about library board meetings. But as the culture wars expand into what books are suitable for children, a raucous weeknight board meeting in tiny Hillsdale underscores the political divide.
Until recently, nobody much cared about library board meetings. But as the culture wars expand into what books are suitable for children, a raucous weeknight board meeting in tiny Hillsdale underscores the political divide.
The southern Michigan city's library is considering a proposal to ban books about the boy wizard, the latest in a series of controversies statewide over racy graphic novels and books about LGBTQ and civil rights that have made library board meetings a lot less sleepy lately.
From graphic novels that can be pretty graphic, to calls to restrict or even ban books ranging from Harry Potter to writings on LGBTQ, political and racial justice issues, library board meetings have become a lot less sleepy lately.