‘It’s a small number of people who are very loud’: Local libraries grapple with book challenges, bans

By lowber on August 22, 2023

Ligonier Valley Library Director Sharon Coronado poses for a portrait holding two of some of the most banned books —“Deenie” by Judy Blume and “All Boys Aren’t Blue” by George M. Johnson — inside the library on Monday.

Over the past few years, Librarian Sharon Coronado has been tested by select patrons who oppose the presence of certain voices in books at Ligonier Valley Library, particularly the voices of people of color and LGBTQ individuals.

Source: The Tribune-Review

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