Illinois Ban On Book Bans Takes Effect Jan. 1

[ShazzieB]

Illinois will withhold funding from schools and libraries that attempt to ban books. It’s the first state in the nation to enact such a law.

CHICAGO — As libraries across the country face threats and book bans, Illinois will become the first state in the nation to ban the practice beginning Jan. 1.

In June, Gov. JB Pritzker signed House Bill 2789 into law. It prevents public schools and community libraries that ban books from accessing state funding.

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The American Library Association compiled more than 1,200 challenges to books nationally in 2022, nearly double the record number a year earlier. And librarians have faced violent threats.

Under the new law, Illinois public libraries must adopt the American Library Association’s Library Bill of Rights to receive any state funding — which includes “materials should not be excluded because of the origin, background, or views of those contributing to their creation.”

http://blockclubchicago.org/2023/12/27/illinois-ban-on-book-bans-takes-effect-jan-1/

[MichMan]

1. I'm sorry, I believe some book bans are necessary

Libraries should be able to ban books on how to build bombs, making of ghost guns, suicide methods, and white supremacy, as just some examples. I guess that puts me in the minority.