Librarians, who lost jobs for not banning books, are fighting back
Librarians in at least three states are asking the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to intervene after they were fired for refusing to ban books.
A WA library might close over book ban fight
A library in rural Southeast Washington could be the first in the nation to close over a fight about removing books. The debate revolves around a group of books in the library’s kids and young adult sections that some residents say aren’t age-appropriate.
Seattle Times reporter David Gutman is here to explain how things got to this point, with some help from life-long Dayton resident John Hutchens.
The plot thickens: The battle over books comes at a cost
No longer are just books under fire, but also the library administrators, teachers and long-beloved librarians who are defending them.