The Book Faire | A Children's Literature Podcast
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The Book Fiare: Children's Literature for Grownups looks at contemporary literature for young audiences, the freedom to read, and interviews with YA and Middle Grade authors.
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A devastating ruling that potentially impacts both public and school libraries.
"If the collection constitutes government speech, then [readers’ and authors’] speech rights are not implicated…This is because when the government itself is speaking, it is ‘entitled to say what it wishes.'”
"If the collection constitutes government speech, then [readers’ and authors’] speech rights are not implicated…This is because when the government itself is speaking, it is ‘entitled to say what it wishes.'”
Federal judge says "government speech" allows libraries to censor LGBTQ+ books - LGBTQ Nation
One free speech organization has said the judge's ruling allows "blatant viewpoint discrimination in publicly-funded libraries."
www.lgbtqnation.com
Miami Herald: Two-Thirds of Immigrants Held at “Alligator Alcatraz” in July Have Disappeared
Miami Herald: Two-Thirds of Immigrants Held at “Alligator Alcatraz” in July Have Disappeared
In immigration news, hundreds of people who were once detained at the troubled immigration jail in the Florida Everglades dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” have disappeared.
www.democracynow.org
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