'A Complicated Time In Texas:' Amid Bubbling Book Ban Battle, Librarians Gather For Conference In Downtown Fort Worth

Arlington TX

28 April, 2022

8:28 PM

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By Jacob Sanchez, Fort Worth Report April 28, 2022 Veronica Valdez's first year as a librarian is coinciding with a new push to ban books in Texas public schools. But the Fort Worth ISD librarian isn't worried. "There have always been people trying to ban books. It's not really anything new. It's just a little bit more popular right now," Valdez said. Valdez was one of hundreds of librarians carrying tote bags filled with books and other materials they picked up at the Texas Library Association annual conference this week in downtown Fort Worth. The location for the event was not lost on many attendees — they knew this is the hometurf of state Rep. Matt Krause, a Fort Worth Republican investigating schools for books on race, sexuality or that make students feel uncomfortable. Krause did not immediately return a phone call to the Fort Worth Report. To read the full article, click here. Fort Worth Report is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization that produces factual, in-depth journalism about city and county government, schools, healthcare, business, and arts and culture in Tarrant County. Always free to read; subscribe to newsletters, read coverage or support our newsroom at fortworthreport.org.