libraries

Libraries offer a new ‘warm space’ for difficult Britons

As Britain goes through a cost of living crisis, public libraries and other community hubs are providing “warm spaces” for vulnerable members of society to stay safe and have access to free food this winter. In Ipswich, a town in eastern England, local resident Marina Flynn has been a regular visitor to the Chantry Library …

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These books and authors were the biggest challenge in Louisiana libraries

Conservatives have turned Louisiana libraries into their 2022 battleground, with dozens of book challenges handed out in parishes across the state. The objections primarily related to titles for children and young people with LGBTQ themes. The Louisiana Illuminator requested copies of requests sent last year to libraries in all 64 parishes. Most responded, and the …

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