House Bill 1775, which bans “Critical Race Theory” from classrooms, has been used not only to remove books by and about people of color from classrooms, but is creating loopholes for politicians to seek the removal of queer books as well. Everyone, regardless of political affiliation or state of residence, deserves the right to access books, reading material, and information they want to. ![]() Finally, writing off certain states does not help in ending book bans. ![]() They trickle through each and every state in varying degrees, and what you see here could become models for future legislation elsewhere. These systemic barriers to voting are the same ones which need to be considered in arguments that the people who can’t get these books from libraries thanks to these laws can “just get them at the bookstore.” We are in the business of dismantling hurdles, not leaving them where they are.įurther, as we’ve seen through these censorship roundups over the past year+, it does not matter where or how book bans begin. In many of these states, there is significant disenfranchisement of voters in addition to laws which make voting harder than it needs to be this ensures a certain political persuasion remains in power. It is a popular and unhelpful narrative to simply write off these laws because of where they are being enacted. This guide is not comprehensive, but gives an overview of the legislation currently on the books that will impact how teachers and librarians select and share reading material in classrooms and libraries.īefore diving it, it is worth noting these are all “red” states. ![]() As the new school year kicks off - or is already in progress in many places - it’s worth taking a look at the states which have enacted laws that ban books.
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