Path: ...!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: "Adam H. Kerman" Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv Subject: Censorship of books in libraries Date: Tue, 9 Apr 2024 18:27:13 -0000 (UTC) Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 18 Message-ID: Injection-Date: Tue, 09 Apr 2024 18:27:14 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="c0e7c23ba7de356d770348dfcaa1d305"; logging-data="401736"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1/1i/EPIuDXzGPQWVmjYj/XsNHVvL+QVew=" Cancel-Lock: sha1:CSj+/TI8cZu++2k3q3On6hukRRo= X-Newsreader: trn 4.0-test77 (Sep 1, 2010) Bytes: 1642 Is the left or the right winning the race to the bottom on censorship? Once again, I make the distinction between curriculum and books in school libraries. The former might be subject to complaints of inappropriateness by parents as it's mandatory. But reading books in school libraries is optional so leave book selection to profession librarians and not parents. That's not the law in Missouri. Librarians can be subject to fines and imprisonment for sexually explicit material on bookshelves. A graphic novel adaptation of The Handmaid's Tale was withdrawn due to one panel depicting a rape. The high school library decided it was in violation of the law and withdrew it. https://apnews.com/article/book-bans-libraries-lawsuits-fines-prison-0914fa6cbb2a99b540cbbd28a38179b4 Looks like the right is winning. What books are censored on the left?