Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey is demanding answers by next week about reports that her state’s public libraries are stocking “sexually suggestive” books in the children’s sections, a probe that includes a hard look at the left-tilting American Library Association.
“I am deeply grateful for the work Alabama libraries do, day in and day out, to engage our children and promote a lifelong love of learning—including by providing information that may be unavailable elsewhere in a community,” Ms.
said. “At the same time, however, I respect parents who want their young children and teens to be able to freely explore a library without fear of what those children will find there.”over Ms. Drabinski’s election. The Texas State Library and Archives Commission has also decided to cut ties, according to Texas state Rep. Brian Harrison, a Republican.
Last week, Alabama state Rep.
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