BTW this is not a new tactic. Bigots have done this for ages. I've had this happen at several of the libraries I've worked at. Not waves of books, but more than enough.
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Mike Stabile
Right-wing censors are now "quiet banning" books that they can't removed legally.
Librarians in Chicago have been finding books dealing with race, LGBTQ+ issues or Islam hidden under shelves, in trash cans or otherwise "disappeared."
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/02/22/l...
Librarians in Chicago have been finding books dealing with race, LGBTQ+ issues or Islam hidden under shelves, in trash cans or otherwise "disappeared."
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/02/22/l...
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We actually made it a focus of our banned books display, with shelf talkers that said "someone tried to hide this book from you"