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Impacts unclear as Marfa ISD adopts controversial, state-mandated school library policy
MARFA — Marfa ISD School Board members voted to approve a new school library policy this week relating to HB 900, a controversial bill signed into law this past legislative session aimed at preventing “sexually explicit” materials from entering Texas’ public school libraries and requiring parental consent for any “sexually relevant” materials.
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2024 Texas Topaz Nonfiction Reading List Announced
The Texas Library Association is thrilled to announce the new Texas Topaz Nonfiction Reading List!
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These Texas Parents are pushing back against school library book bans. 'We can fight this'
The Texas Freedom to Read Project, a coalition of parents from across the state, launched Dec. 4. The group seeks to train parents on how to advocate for free access to books in their kids’ schools.
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Officials break ground on historic new Texas science museum and library complex
In a historic day for the City of Abilene, the Abilene Heritage Square Committee broke ground Thursday on a new midtown complex which will host a hatful of modern and interactive learning centers, drawing in local Abilenians and visitors alike.
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Texas author Chris Barton testifies against anti-library, anti-bookseller House Bill 900
On May 11, 2023, I was among a group of librarians, booksellers, parents, and one amazing eighth grader who testified — many of us after waiting more than ten hours — to the Texas Senate Committee on Education in opposition to House Bill 900.