FL AG’s Legal Brief Claims Libraries Should Only Convey “Government’s Message”

The state of Florida has submitted an amicus brief in a federal lawsuit regarding a school district’s library book bans, alleging that libraries exist only to promote local and state governments’ interests — a claim that has been roundly condemned by librarians. This past summer, speech rights group PEN America, publisher Penguin Random House and a group of authors jointly filed a lawsuit against...

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