Illinois last week became the first state in the country to make it more difficult for public and school libraries to ban books. Here are some answers to common questions about the new law.
Illinois last week became the first state in the country to make it more difficult for public and school libraries to ban books.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker last Monday signed a bill that makes libraries ineligible for certain state grant funding if they don't adopt the American Library Association's Bill of Rights, or similar language, that says books shall not be removed from circulation because of personal, political or religious reasons.
Proponents of book bans say they're trying to protect children from ideas they don't consider age appropriate or find otherwise objectionable, with some conservatives saying funding shortages could cause libraries to close unless they stock pornography targeting children. But supporters of the law, like Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias, say book bans" what education is all about: teaching our children to think for themselves."
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