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Book Bans Are Surging

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The Strizant Effect of a Ban on Books in Schools

The court has made it very clear that that's a very narrow category of materials. Public libraries exist to serve those who have no ther information resources. When we ban a book from a public library, we're denying those who have less in society the ability to gain the same access to information. The strizant effect is something that does occur when a book is challenged or banned, but it doesn't happen to every book.

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