PROTECT THE HB LIBRARY!
SUPPORT OUR FREEDOM TO READ!
Here’s how you can help:
- Attend City Council meetings: https://huntingtonbeach.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx
- Write to the City Council members: City.Council@surfcity-hb.org
- Become a member of Friends of the Huntington Beach Library: https://fotlhb.com/membership
- Sign up for updates/actions with Protect HB — scroll to bottom of page at: https://protecthb.org
- Learn more at https://www.everylibrary.org/
petitions circulating to Protect HB public libraries
ONE PETITION SEEKS TO REPEAL THE ORDINANCE that would create a 21-person Book Review Board to decide what books will be purchased for the HB Public Library and remove books they find unacceptable to a restricted area--ignoring the expertise of professional librarians!
SIGN A PETITION — OR VOLUNTEER TO HELP WiTH OUR PETITION-signing PROCESS!
HB BANNED BOOK LIST
These are books that have ALREADY BEEN REMOVED
This is a list of books already removed from the Children, Teen, and Young Adult sections of the HB Libraries. The list was compiled by “Banned Books Storytime Huntington Beach”.
All About Children and Censorship
From the National Coalition Against Censorship
Every year, there are dozens of challenges to literary works as varied and acclaimed as The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie, John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men, Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi, and Toni Morrison’s Beloved.
Whether you’re a parent, a student, a teacher—or none of the above—you can fight back.
Library info and Updates
THE 2nd PETITION SEEKS TO PROTECT THE LIBRARY from private, for-profit management without a vote of the people. Although the recent attempt to privatize the library management failed due to the company rescinding their bid, we have no protection from a future attempt.
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