Texas County Considers Closing Libraries to Avoid Lifting Book Ban
TL;DR
A Texas library at the center of a banned book battle will remain open for now after Llano County voted to drop discussion of possibly defunding the county's library system. This comes after a federal judge ordered the library to return more than a dozen banned books to its shelves.
- Texas library in banned books battle stays open. Here's what comes next CNN
- Texas county plans to close entire library system rather than un-ban books NBC News
- Texas County Keeps Public Libraries Open Amid Book Ban Controversy The New York Times
- Can't ban books? They'll close the library instead. (Editorial) Houston Chronicle
- Texas county weighs shutting down libraries to circumvent judge's order overturning book ban Texas Public Radio
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