San Mateo County Libraries: Support Intellectual Freedom: Read Banned Books!

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San Carlos CA

02 May, 2022

6:30 AM

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Press release from San Mateo County Libraries: April 29, 2022 If you've been keeping up with recent headlines, opens a new window, then you know that libraries are seeing a growing number of book challenges, opens a new window asking for the outright removal of books, including ones on the LGBTQIA+ experience and books by Black, Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC) authors documenting the challenges they face. To counter these book banning efforts, San Mateo County Libraries is offering a collection of commonly banned books, opens a new window with no holds or wait times through our OverDrive platform. This press release was produced by San Mateo County Libraries. The views expressed here are the author's own.

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