Does the nashville public library not have lgbtq books
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Massachusetts
On July 13, nine libraries in Massachusetts received copies of a letter requesting reconsideration of My Heart is on the Ground: The Diary of Nannie Brief Rose, a Sioux Girl by Ann Rinaldi. The letter cited concerns over stereotypes, misinformation, and historical inaccuracies.
The libraries which received the challenge are: Hopkinton Public Library, Boston Public Library, Milford Town Library-, Lawrence Library, Beaman Memorial Public Library-, Griswold Memorial Library-, Edwards Public Library, Sunderland Public Library, Conant Free Common Library.
The novel is currently free from all libraries who received the letter other than the Milford Town Library and the Beaman Memorial General Library. It is unclear if they never owned the title or if they withdrew it in response to the challenge.
Reported in: Office for Intellectual Freedom challenge report.
Gila County, Arizona
On June 9, Payson Town Councilor Jim Ferris recommended that the town drop out of the
Activists and librarians are fighting a wave of challenges to books, many with LGBTQ themes
Tennesseans sought to erase hundreds of books from library shelves in 2023, many of them containing LGTBQ+ characters or themes. But some activists and librarians are fighting to keep them in circulation.
Across the country, book bans are on the rise. The American Library Association recorded the highest number titles challenged since it began recording them more than 20 years ago. Nationwide, nearly half of the books targeted for restriction included the lived experiences of LGBTQ+ people or people of color. In Tennessee, the organization reported 21 attempts to test books in 2023, targeting 350 unique books.
More: Manual bans are expanding from schools into public libraries in Sumner County
Based on data from the ALA, the majority of the top 10 challenged books in Tennessee included Gay characters or themes.
A survey conducted by the Tennessee Library Association, or TNLA, found a similar
2017 Gale/LJ Library of the Year: Nashville Public Library, TN
NPL staff in the Main Library’s Grand Reading Room. Photo ©2017 Bob Schatz
In the scope of its programs, services, and collections; the incredible reach of its efforts in cooperation with other public agencies, departments, and local businesses; and its serve to identify and fulfill needs of both the mainstream and marginalized people of Nashville and Davidson County, the Nashville Public Library (NPL), the Gale/LJ 2017 Library of the Year, is a model for the nation and the world.
“NPL is a champion of diversity and inclusiveness and a literacy gladiator,” writes award judge Gina Millsap, director of the Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library, KS, winner of this award in 2016. “Its culturally diverse programs and centers; its openness and hospitality that welcomes everyone, especially people who are marginalized, struggling, unused to the people and this state, and its fierce determination to facilitate literacy and knowledge throughout the community...are inspiring.”
Education partner
NPL’s broad engagement with the local school system is unique in the United States. For example, NPL’s early reading outr
The Nashville Public Library system was forced to shut its branches Thursday after receiving an anonymous bomb threat via email — the latest in a line of similar scares across the country recently.
Police determined that the communication likely came from outside of Tennessee and was not credible, according to NewsChannel 5 in Nashville. But library management opted to temporarily shutter its locations after receiving the email, which hadn’t targeted a specific branch.
“This is so common now. This is domestic terrorism,” Nashville Councilwoman Ginny Welsch told NewsChannel 5. “This is trying to make us all afraid, and a library is really the perfect target for this kind of stuff because it is a place of knowledge and data and history.”
Libraries nationwide hold likewise received threats in past weeks, which maintain to arrive over the internet from somewhere other than the targeted location, though it’s unknown if they are linked.
Earlier this month, Salt Lake Municipality Public Library employees received a bomb threat that didn’t mention a specific branch, according to ABC4 in Utah. A staff member found an unattended bag near one building, but local law enforcement found no