Obama Recognized the Brooklyn Public Library During Banned Books Week
This is Banned Books week and former President Barack Obama recognized the Brooklyn Library for sharing banned books online.
The Brooklyn Public Library is allowing teens/young adults worldwide 13-21 to have an e-card to access banned books in their collection. Since July 2021, 1,648 books have been banned nationwide and are in this collection. (Source)
Oklahoma is a red state that adopted state legislation to censor school reading material.
Summer Boismier, a teacher in Oklahoma shared the Brooklyn Library’s QR code above with her high school sophomores and she put on leave.
Ryan Walters attempted to have Boimier’s teaching license taken, so Boismier resigned from her job. (See here and here)
Boimier left her home because she was receiving harassing and threatening calls. (See here)
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marlene
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