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After a series of social media posts highlighting controversial books distributed in the Chapel Hill‒Carrboro City Schools libraries, state House Majority Leader Brenden Jones and House Republicans called a hearing for the House Select Committee on Oversight and Reform
After a series of social media posts highlighting controversial books distributed in the Chapel Hill‒Carrboro City Schools libraries, state House Majority Leader Brenden Jones and House Republicans called a hearing for the House Select Committee on Oversight and Reform
 
As new studies reveal a significant decline in student literacy in the United States, experts examining the data have concluded the problem stems from there not being enough drag queen story hours in American libraries.
Published: Saturday, March 23rd, 2024 @ 4:49 pm By: Babylon Bee
As new studies reveal a significant decline in student literacy in the United States, experts examining the data have concluded the problem stems from there not being enough drag queen story hours in American libraries.
 
Libraries are a beacon of knowledge and intellectual pursuit in a civilized society. Or at least they used to be — libraries have changed a lot.
Published: Tuesday, January 2nd, 2024 @ 9:47 am By: Babylon Bee
Libraries are a beacon of knowledge and intellectual pursuit in a civilized society. Or at least they used to be — libraries have changed a lot.
 
You've already seen the headlines — conservatives are trying to BAN BOOKS! Now, there is confirmation of this nefarious far-right plot to censor what American kids are allowed to read by removing them from school libraries while keeping them freely available everywhere else.
You've already seen the headlines — conservatives are trying to BAN BOOKS! Now, there is confirmation of this nefarious far-right plot to censor what American kids are allowed to read by removing them from school libraries while keeping them freely available everywhere else.
 
Kirk Cameron called out Scholastic Books for glamorizing gender transitioning and pushing “sexually explicit” material in books, calling the publisher a “wolf in sheep’s clothing” that’s taken over schools and libraries.
Kirk Cameron called out Scholastic Books for glamorizing gender transitioning and pushing “sexually explicit” material in books, calling the publisher a “wolf in sheep’s clothing” that’s taken over schools and libraries.
 
Honest, hard-working small business owners across the country have shuttered their adult bookstores, citing the inability to compete with the vast network of school libraries offering an array of X-rated adult material to an entire generation of kids.
Honest, hard-working small business owners across the country have shuttered their adult bookstores, citing the inability to compete with the vast network of school libraries offering an array of X-rated adult material to an entire generation of kids.
 
A pair of drag performers debated the definition of woman and whether drag queen story hours at public libraries are appropriate for kids Friday in the latest episode of Tim Pool’s “Culture War” podcast.
Published: Wednesday, August 2nd, 2023 @ 12:15 am By: Daily Wire
A pair of drag performers debated the definition of woman and whether drag queen story hours at public libraries are appropriate for kids Friday in the latest episode of Tim Pool’s “Culture War” podcast.
 
A Utah public school district that removed the Bible from elementary and middle school libraries voted Tuesday to reverse the decision, officials said in a statement.
Published: Tuesday, July 18th, 2023 @ 11:43 am By: Daily Wire
A Utah public school district that removed the Bible from elementary and middle school libraries voted Tuesday to reverse the decision, officials said in a statement.
 
1 billion in damage from rioting migrants; town halls, schools, libraries burned
Published: Sunday, July 9th, 2023 @ 8:35 am By: John Steed
1 billion in damage from rioting migrants; town halls, schools, libraries burned
 
The Bible has been pulled from the shelves of libraries in a school district in Utah after a parent claimed that it could be considered “pornographic.”
Published: Friday, June 16th, 2023 @ 12:25 pm By: Daily Wire
The Bible has been pulled from the shelves of libraries in a school district in Utah after a parent claimed that it could be considered “pornographic.”
 
Target has repeatedly boasted about efforts to support the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network, also known as GLSEN, an entity which helps teachers place LGBTQ books in school libraries and hide their students’ so-called gender transitions from parents.
Published: Monday, June 12th, 2023 @ 11:07 am By: Daily Wire
Target has repeatedly boasted about efforts to support the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network, also known as GLSEN, an entity which helps teachers place LGBTQ books in school libraries and hide their students’ so-called gender transitions from parents.
 
Republicans in Montana have taken a strong stand against drag queens reading books to children, banning the practice at libraries and schools.
Published: Friday, June 9th, 2023 @ 7:37 am By: Daily Wire
Republicans in Montana have taken a strong stand against drag queens reading books to children, banning the practice at libraries and schools.
 
Across the university system, digitization continues apace.
Across the university system, digitization continues apace.
 
In the days after disturbing footage surfaced of the Dalai Lama engaging in grossly inappropriate conduct with a child, the Buddhist leader has been inundated with requests from public libraries across the U.S., Canada, and Europe to read to kids in special "Dalai Lama Story Hours."
Published: Wednesday, April 19th, 2023 @ 8:21 am By: Babylon Bee
In the days after disturbing footage surfaced of the Dalai Lama engaging in grossly inappropriate conduct with a child, the Buddhist leader has been inundated with requests from public libraries across the U.S., Canada, and Europe to read to kids in special "Dalai Lama Story Hours."
 
The American Library Association framed recent efforts to remove alleged sexually explicit content from school libraries as a “record number” of attempted “book bans” in two decades.
Published: Sunday, April 9th, 2023 @ 8:53 am By: Daily Wire
The American Library Association framed recent efforts to remove alleged sexually explicit content from school libraries as a “record number” of attempted “book bans” in two decades.
 
Months after a handful of ministers visited their libraries with Pastor Story Hour events meant to oppose the Drag Queen Story Hour trend, similar initiatives are appearing across the country.
Published: Sunday, January 15th, 2023 @ 8:52 am By: Daily Wire
Months after a handful of ministers visited their libraries with Pastor Story Hour events meant to oppose the Drag Queen Story Hour trend, similar initiatives are appearing across the country.
 
Kirk Cameron celebrated after libraries that had refused to host him over his new faith-based children’s book reversed course, and he said it should send a message to Christians and conservatives “to be brave.”
Published: Sunday, December 25th, 2022 @ 10:16 pm By: Daily Wire
Kirk Cameron celebrated after libraries that had refused to host him over his new faith-based children’s book reversed course, and he said it should send a message to Christians and conservatives “to be brave.”
 
School libraries are safe spaces for children to open their minds to the virtues of cross-dressing and Communism. But if you wrote a book about sea turtles and their wacky adventures you may find trouble getting your story approved by the librarian.
Published: Friday, December 16th, 2022 @ 2:48 am By: Babylon Bee
School libraries are safe spaces for children to open their minds to the virtues of cross-dressing and Communism. But if you wrote a book about sea turtles and their wacky adventures you may find trouble getting your story approved by the librarian.
 
Actor Kirk Cameron spoke with The Daily Wire about how public libraries that have hosted “Drag Queen Story Hours” are refusing to host him for readings of his new faith-based children’s book “As You Grow.”
Published: Sunday, December 11th, 2022 @ 10:35 am By: Daily Wire
Actor Kirk Cameron spoke with The Daily Wire about how public libraries that have hosted “Drag Queen Story Hours” are refusing to host him for readings of his new faith-based children’s book “As You Grow.”
 
As “Drag Queen Story Hour” events sweep the nation, two ministers are exhorting fellow Christian men to bring “Pastor Story Hour” to their local public libraries.
As “Drag Queen Story Hour” events sweep the nation, two ministers are exhorting fellow Christian men to bring “Pastor Story Hour” to their local public libraries.
 
Interest in Drag Queen Story Hour has declined drastically across the country after several libraries chose to more accurately name them "Man-Wearing-Lingerie-Wants-To-Spend-Time-With-Your-Kids Hour."
Published: Monday, October 24th, 2022 @ 11:03 am By: Babylon Bee
Interest in Drag Queen Story Hour has declined drastically across the country after several libraries chose to more accurately name them "Man-Wearing-Lingerie-Wants-To-Spend-Time-With-Your-Kids Hour."
 
After hundreds of Muslim parents attended a school board meeting to protest pornographic material in elementary school libraries, the DOJ and FBI leaped into action to make sure all parents in attendance were added to the No-Fly List.
After hundreds of Muslim parents attended a school board meeting to protest pornographic material in elementary school libraries, the DOJ and FBI leaped into action to make sure all parents in attendance were added to the No-Fly List.
 
The Dearborn, Michigan, school district has pulled seven books from its schools’ libraries, including titles with LGBTQ themes, after parents complained.
The Dearborn, Michigan, school district has pulled seven books from its schools’ libraries, including titles with LGBTQ themes, after parents complained.
 
When I went back to college in my late 40s, I remember walking through the libraries at Meredith and Duke talking to the books.
When I went back to college in my late 40s, I remember walking through the libraries at Meredith and Duke talking to the books.
 
North Carolina’s state constitution, in Article IX, section 1 (“Education Encouraged”), reads: “Religion, morality, and knowledge being necessary to good government and the happiness of mankind, schools, libraries, and the means of education shall forever be encouraged.”
North Carolina’s state constitution, in Article IX, section 1 (“Education Encouraged”), reads: “Religion, morality, and knowledge being necessary to good government and the happiness of mankind, schools, libraries, and the means of education shall forever be encouraged.”
 
Educators in French speaking Ontario schools burn 4,700 books from their libraries
Published: Sunday, September 12th, 2021 @ 3:41 am By: John Steed
Educators in French speaking Ontario schools burn 4,700 books from their libraries
 
Numerous books have been pulled from the shelves of libraries in Hong Kong after the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) new Hong Kong security law went into effect last week.
Published: Wednesday, July 8th, 2020 @ 5:36 am By: Daily Wire
Numerous books have been pulled from the shelves of libraries in Hong Kong after the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) new Hong Kong security law went into effect last week.
 
As state taxpayers, we own a lot of stuff - office, school and university buildings, state agencies and department offices, courthouses, prisons, libraries, books ... and lots of land
As state taxpayers, we own a lot of stuff - office, school and university buildings, state agencies and department offices, courthouses, prisons, libraries, books ... and lots of land
 
Librarians don’t actually push book-laden carts or memorize the Dewey Decimal System.
Librarians don’t actually push book-laden carts or memorize the Dewey Decimal System.
 
North Carolina municipalities and counties issue debt or bonds to pay for specific projects such as schools, jails, county or municipal buildings, libraries, water treatment plants, streets, and sidewalks, among other things.
North Carolina municipalities and counties issue debt or bonds to pay for specific projects such as schools, jails, county or municipal buildings, libraries, water treatment plants, streets, and sidewalks, among other things.
 
Every two years, the General Assembly appropriates money to the schools in the UNC system to cover the cost of instruction - primarily professors' salaries and benefits. But the formula used to determine how much money the system requests is outdated, opaque, and creates the wrong incentives for...
Every two years, the General Assembly appropriates money to the schools in the UNC system to cover the cost of instruction - primarily professors' salaries and benefits. But the formula used to determine how much money the system requests is outdated, opaque, and creates the wrong incentives for...
 
Susie Sharp, the first woman to be appointed Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court. Image courtesy of the North Carolina Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Libraries.
Susie Sharp, the first woman to be appointed Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court. Image courtesy of the North Carolina Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Libraries.
 
The new James B. Hunt Library at North Carolina State on the new Centennial Campus has been heralded as one of the finest college libraries in the nation -- "the plugged-in library of the future," according to one Scientific American blogger.
Published: Tuesday, March 26th, 2013 @ 9:02 pm By: Jay Schalin
The new James B. Hunt Library at North Carolina State on the new Centennial Campus has been heralded as one of the finest college libraries in the nation -- "the plugged-in library of the future," according to one Scientific American blogger.
 
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