Youth access to books has become an increasingly heated political issue in the United States. Across the country, there’s been a recent wave of proposed bans or limits on books in schools or local libraries. Often, books being opposed have to do with race, identity or LGBTQ life.
The State Library of Oregon recently reported that libraries across the state saw 54 challenges to materials in 2022, up more than double the year before. Crook County’s library board recently rejected efforts to segregate LGBTQ-friendly children’s books into a separate section. In April, the Medford School District removed a graphic novel version of “The Handmaid’s Tale” from North Medford High School’s shelves following a parent complaint. And the Salem-Keizer School District rejected proposals last year to remove the autobiographical graphic novel “Gender Queer” from district high schools and the book “Stamped (For Kids)” from district elementary schools.
OPB wanted to hear from students in our region about how debates in their communities on what young people should or shouldn’t read are affecting them. Linn Jaster McCormick is a high school junior at the Oregon Charter Academy. Ash DeBuse is a college undergraduate at Washington State University. They spoke about the importance of literary access, and libraries as community spaces for everyone, with OPB’s Jenn...
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