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Jan 28, 2022 12 tweets 4 min read
Several patrons have asked, so here’s a running list of books that have been challenged or banned throughout the United States in 2022 (and where to find them in the Monroe County Library System) 1. Maus by Art Spiegelman

"A unique and powerful tale of a Holocaust survivor seen through the art and words of his son, America's leading avant-garde cartoonist."

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Jan 25, 2022 5 tweets 3 min read
The American Library Association (@ALALibrary) announced the winners of this year's Youth Media Awards on Monday!

The complete list of winners can be found here: ala.unikron.com Image -- The Newbery Medal (for the most outstanding contribution to children's literature) went to "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera (@dbhiguera) Image
Jul 23, 2018 8 tweets 4 min read
Did you catch that op-ed at @Forbes over the weekend stating "Amazon Should Replace Local Libraries to Save Taxpayers Money"?

We very much disagree, and we've got the facts in this thread to prove it. In 2016, Starbucks reported they had 12 million cardholders: fool.com/investing/2016…

In 2017, Pew Research reported that approximately 112 million adults had used a library card in the last year: pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017…