The Kentucky Library Association awarded Fort Thomas native Tom Jones with the William H. Natcher Philanthropy Award. Jones was nominated by JC Morgan, the director of Campbell County Public Library.
Most of the challenged books have to do with sexuality or gender identity, said the president of the Kentucky Library Association, who blamed “a culture of fear and misunderstanding.”
Like libraries nationwide, Kentucky libraries experienced a surge in challenges to materials in 2022. Data released by the American Library Association's Office of Intellectual Freedom indicated the number of challenges nearly doubled in the U.S. since 2021. In Kentucky they tripled.
Like libraries nationwide, Kentucky libraries experienced a surge in challenges to materials in 2022. Data released by the American Library Association’s Office of Intellectual Freedom earlier this week indicated the number of challenges nearly doubled in the U.S. since 2021, but in Kentucky they tripled.