The battle for the right to read has become the latest contest in the conservative states of the United States.
In 2022, libraries registered requests to withdraw 2,571 titles, double the number of the previous year.
Florida has become the standard bearer of literary prohibitions.
Ron DeSantis has passed several laws that prohibit dealing with topics such as sexuality, sexual orientation and race in schools, causing several libraries to choose to censor certain titles.
The fear of breaking the law is not unfounded, since the regulations provide for prison sentences in case of breaking it.
Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias has introduced a bill to make bookstores that censor books lose state funding.
The measure was raised before the tightening of censorship laws in the neighboring state of Missouri.
In Texas, rural Llano County is facing an extreme decision: shutting down its libraries entirely to prevent minors from accessing certain books.
The measure began to be debated after a federal judge ordered several censored books to be returned to the shelves.
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