PEN America: Purge of LGBTQ+ Children's Books From a Kansas Public Library is 'Deeply Disturbing'
December 01, 2023
December 01, 2023
NEW YORK, Dec. 1 -- PEN America issued the following news release on Nov. 30, 2023:
The removal of all LGBTQ+ books for children from the public library in St. Marys, Kansas is "blatantly discriminatory" and deprives readers there of a wide range of literature, PEN America said today.
The decision followed months of negotiations with the city commission and the library was ultimately able to maintain its lease after the library director accepted demands from c . . .
The removal of all LGBTQ+ books for children from the public library in St. Marys, Kansas is "blatantly discriminatory" and deprives readers there of a wide range of literature, PEN America said today.
The decision followed months of negotiations with the city commission and the library was ultimately able to maintain its lease after the library director accepted demands from c . . .