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Oregon library book challenges rise 20% targeting protected groups
Original: Oregon library book challenges rise 20% with focus on protected groups
Challenges to library books in Oregon have increased by 20%, with complaints increasingly focused on materials relating to protected groups, according to the Statesman Journal. The trend suggests attempts to remove titles are concentrating on books featuring or concerning marginalized communities. Library officials and free-expression advocates have raised concern over the rising volume of challenges.
Why now: Rising book challenges focused on protected groups is part of a wider national debate over censorship and library content.
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- Oregon library book challenges rise 20% with focus on protected groups · Statesman Journal
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