They greenlit a bill that says libraries in the state must adopt an anti-book banning policy to receive state funding.
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“This landmark legislation is a triumph for our democracy, a win for First Amendment rights, and most importantly, a great victory for future generations to come,” said Giannoulias in a news conference Wednesday afterIn order to be eligible for state funding, the bill requires libraries to adopt the American Library Association’s
Libraries may also develop an alternative policy prohibiting the practice of banning to receive the funds.Chicago-area Sen. Laura Murphy, a Democrat and one of the bill’s sponsors, celebrated its passage. “The members of locally elected library boards, who work to increase literacy in their communities, don’t need a book-ban agenda foisted on them by Chicago politicians who are just trying to get cheap publicity,” Plummer said in a news release.
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