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murielm99

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23. When I was a public librarian,

Fri Nov 28, 2025, 03:45 PM

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a woman wanted me to remove "The Grapes of Wrath" from the library. She said that she did not want her children to read books with "that kind of language." I asked her if she had read the book. She had not. I had a horrible library board at the time. I do not think they would have backed me. I was ready to take it to the community, or even farther if necessary.

My daughter is a library director at a large community college in California. I think if she had any censorship issues, her college would support her decisions. These days, though, one never knows. I hope she does not have to go through anything like that.

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