Thank you for this excellent article. As a publisher of children's fiction that is centered in traditional values, not social agendas, we've seen these shadow bans and pre-censorship firsthand. It's extremely prevalent - especially in the children's section of libraries. 'Old' books that portray traditional values have been weeded out to…
Thank you for this excellent article. As a publisher of children's fiction that is centered in traditional values, not social agendas, we've seen these shadow bans and pre-censorship firsthand. It's extremely prevalent - especially in the children's section of libraries. 'Old' books that portray traditional values have been weeded out to make room for the 'new' books that support what publishers and librarians want kids to read. The shift has made libraries extremely one-sided in viewpoints. Many thousands of families across the nation no longer take their kids to the library. What a shame! We need to right the ship.
Thank you for this excellent article. As a publisher of children's fiction that is centered in traditional values, not social agendas, we've seen these shadow bans and pre-censorship firsthand. It's extremely prevalent - especially in the children's section of libraries. 'Old' books that portray traditional values have been weeded out to make room for the 'new' books that support what publishers and librarians want kids to read. The shift has made libraries extremely one-sided in viewpoints. Many thousands of families across the nation no longer take their kids to the library. What a shame! We need to right the ship.