Book banning activists target Little Free Libraries in Utah

Advocates of school book bans have shifted their sights toward Utah’s Little Free Libraries after a Democratic lawmaker planned to add banned books to the volunteer-run curbside collections in her district.

Book ban opponents say threats to prosecute people for simply having or putting books in reach of children likely will have a chilling effect on authors, parents and owners of Little Free Libraries.

“Even having that levied against you as an accusation — forget if you can actually defend yourself in court. … Are you going to be targeted?” Bromberg asked. “Your address is public, your Little Free Library is public. Are you going to be vandalized? Are you going to be threatened?”

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Article URL : https://www.axios.com/local/salt-lake-city/2024/10/04/book-ban-little-free-libraries-utah