The University of Chicago announced a plan to build a collection of books that have been historically banned, which would allow these books to be open to the public.
announced a plan to build a collection of books that have been historically banned, which would allow these books to be open to the public. library visitor pass, but for those without a pass, the collection will be digitized and made available to anyone nationwide. have made over 900 book titles accessible and are working to add more.signed a bill making Illinois the first state to outlaw book bans.
He and the lieutenant governor attended the University of Chicago announcement Tuesday, saying right-wing organizations want to use book bans to control narratives. "We all know that banning books isn’t about protecting children, not when our libraries, a safe space for families, a refuge for families to experience the joy of reading, are threatened with violence. Because extremists are stocking the flames of a dangerous ideology," said Pritzker.All the news you need to know, every daythat I have read and agree
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