Illinois has become the first state to legislate against the banning of books in public libraries, a practice that has been on the rise across the United States as conservatives look to suppress some books dealing with race, history and LGBTQ topics.
  • @[email protected]
    9•1 year ago

    I work in a library. It’s part of our collection policy that we don’t discriminate as to what viewpoints not to buy books for. Plenty of times I’ve had to grit my teeth and smile while helping some senior citizen put themselves on the waiting list for the latest Fox News anchor book or random ragebait. If we have to swallow that, then it better go the other way as well.

      • @[email protected]
        4•1 year ago

        I doubt it. It’s not a blanket “buy everything” policy; we do have some standards we abide by like significance and value to the collection, the level of interest the community would have in something, how much it’s been covered beforehand by reviewers or the media in general, etc.

        Even if by some chance we actually did bring something like that into the collection, the policy allows for materials to be challenged by patrons. One probably wouldn’t be enough to get something removed, but I imagine something like that kind of manifesto wouldn’t stop at just one challenge.

  • @[email protected]
    7•1 year ago

    Some good news on that front. As a non American it’s sad to see what is happening in most states over there atm

  • dogA
    6•1 year ago

    a lot of common sense happening in illinois legislation right now. i love to see it