Backers of the petitions are hoping to gather 40-thousand signatures by October. They are fighting the city in what they believe are tactics to censor what…
A pair of petitions that would overturn two recent controversial decisions surrounding public libraries by the city are currently circulating.Backers of the petitions are hoping to gather 40-thousand signatures by October. They are fighting the city in what they believe are tactics to censor what books end up on library shelves.
“You can see our sign we have the best story time in Orange County, this library is beloved”, said Dina Chavez of Friends of the Library. “The majority of the people say they do not want the library to be privatized, so it’s really shocking they’re considering such a thing." “It definitely is censorship, you have the city government telling us what we are not allowed to read, making decisions for the people, instead of the people making decisions for themselves and their families”, said Chavez.
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