Mass. House readies vote on bill aimed at curbing book bans in libraries
Massachusetts House lawmakers are scheduled to vote Wednesday on a bill that would standardize how books are added and removed from Massachusetts school libraries and prevent librarians from facing penalties for doing so.
Massachusetts senators championed an effort in November to curb book bans in the state, saying it would protect the civil rights of students, teachers, and librarians amid efforts, here and elsewhere, to target books about gender and race .
Massachusetts House lawmakers voted Wednesday, 151-3, to pass a bill that would standardize how books are added and removed from Massachusetts school libraries and prevent librarians from facing penalties for doing so. …
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