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Spotsylvania closes school libraries amid book ban fight

Original: Spotsylvania, Virginia, is the latest battleground where a community has pushed back against banning books, and the answ

In Spotsylvania County, Virginia, residents pushed back against efforts to ban books from school libraries. Instead of resolving the dispute, local politicians responded by closing the school libraries altogether. Library advocacy group Everylibrary is highlighting the case, calling Spotsylvania the latest battleground in the widening fight over book bans and access to reading materials in American public schools.

Why now: The closure of school libraries as a response to community opposition has drawn attention to escalating book ban disputes nationwide.

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• Spotsylvania, Virginia, is the latest battleground where a community has pushed back against banning books, and the answer from politicians has been to just close the school libraries altogether. https:// action.everylibrary.org/unqual… · everylibrary · 3

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