Illinois Senate Democrats: Murphy Measure to Protect Libraries Passes Senate
May 04, 2023
May 04, 2023
SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, May 4 -- The Illinois Senate Democrats issued the following news on May 3, 2023:
To protect people's freedom to read, State Senator Laura Murphy passed legislation to prevent the banning of books.
"Our nation's libraries have been under attack for too long-they are bastions of knowledge and proliferate the spread of ideas," said Murphy (D-Des Plaines). "We have a duty as lawmakers to protect the rights of our people-includ . . .
To protect people's freedom to read, State Senator Laura Murphy passed legislation to prevent the banning of books.
"Our nation's libraries have been under attack for too long-they are bastions of knowledge and proliferate the spread of ideas," said Murphy (D-Des Plaines). "We have a duty as lawmakers to protect the rights of our people-includ . . .