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Records of Library Removal Requests, Like Other Library User Records, Are Exempt from State Public Records Law

The case stemmed from user challenges asking that a public library remove Gender Queer: A Memoir, or at least keep children from getting it. So the Colorado Court of Appeals held yesterday in ...
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American Library Association: Requests for censorship in libraries up

MARION, Iowa (KCRG) - A new report from the American Library Association shows there were more than 1,200 requests to censor library books and materials last year. That’s the highest number since they ...
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Rural Washington library could be nation’s first to dissolve after book challenges, reshelving requests

The Columbia County Library in southeastern Washington stands less than a block off Dayton’s Main Street, in a historic red-brick building that now houses more than 30,000 books. The fate of this ...
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Public library system requests funding for security guards in all branches

An effort to make our public libraries safer for families is nearing the finish line. The Hawaii State Public Library System is asking lawmakers for money to hire more security guards. If approved, ...
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Library requests $1 million for security measures

HONOLULU (KHON2) — With escalating incidents, some of them violent, in and around our public libraries. Now lawmakers are asked to put up an extra $1 million to keep library users and staff safe. It’s ...