5/9/2023 0 Comments Beyond magenta book review![]() ![]() ![]() The board's potential book ban has sparked outrage among LGBTQ+ advocates, library experts and even current library system employees who fear the board of trustees is targeting queer-themed materials for politically-charged reasons and undermining the very purpose of a library in the process.īy considering this book ban, employees and experts say the board of trustees has platformed conservative ideologies and injected the national culture wars currently dominating the political landscape into Greenville's library system. ![]() Two dozen books, many with LGBTQ+ themes, could soon be banned from the Greenville County Library System.Ī copy of each of the 24 books currently on the chopping block has been temporarily removed from circulation, as part of a review process by the library system's board of trustees. The fate of the 24 books remains unclear more than three months after they were initially placed under review, as the public awaits a decision from the library's board of trustees. ![]() One library expert cautioned the implementation of unnecessary book bans, saying it can erode the public's trust in its libraries.Some of the books currently being reviewed were first targeted by the Greenville County GOP, which conflated children's picture books and parenting books that included images of sex.The Greenville County Library System is considering the permanent removal of 24 books, many of which are children's picture books with LGBTQ+ themes. ![]()
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