Huzzah and congrats to Nampa Public Library on the Board’s recent decision to return the sequestered books to the shelves! The Idaho Statesman shared the good news today.
I am so pleased that the books are back on the shelves and appreciate everyone’s efforts to keep the library going during this extended controversy.
My congrats to the staff and community of Nampa. And special thanks to the ACLU for bringing the muscle.
If you’d like to read more of my take on the controversy (as an insider) this past year, please visit my personal blog.
Filed under: Recent News | Tagged: Intellectual_Freedom, Libraries
I followed the link to your blog, read the challenge story – including the staff letter to the board, and will be using much of it in our bigger than ever banned books week display. We’re doing a walk through history, beginning with the Qin dynasty’s burning of the books and burying of the scholars and ending with current and local. Loved the letter!
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Congratulations, Nampa! Hopefully this will be the end of the controversy for all parties involved.
I will be donating to the ACLU this year. Thank you for posting and sharing this information. You are the best Liesl!
I’m glad you’ll be able to use some of the info justinac. I’d love to see photos of the display.
faith46–like you, I hope this is now over for NPL. At least it is good to have something go right there.
Thanks for the shout out Amy. You make me blush.
Way to go, ACLU!