squirrelM to GhaziEnglish · 7 days agoLibrarians in UK increasingly asked to remove books, as influence of US pressure groups spreadswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up125file-textcross-posted to: news@beehaw.orglibraries@literature.cafeuk_politics@feddit.ukunitedkingdom@feddit.uk
arrow-up125external-linkLibrarians in UK increasingly asked to remove books, as influence of US pressure groups spreadswww.theguardian.comsquirrelM to GhaziEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square6fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: news@beehaw.orglibraries@literature.cafeuk_politics@feddit.ukunitedkingdom@feddit.uk
Anecdotal evidence suggests a rise in requests to take books off shelves, particularly LGBTQ+ titles Non-paywalled version here
minus-squareSecondaryAnnetagonistlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·7 days agoI’m sure this has everything to do with Americans that have too much free time on their hands and absolutely nothing to do with a certain batshit wealthy author or a completely complicit tabloid press.
I’m sure this has everything to do with Americans that have too much free time on their hands and absolutely nothing to do with a certain batshit wealthy author or a completely complicit tabloid press.