Missouri librarian calls on libraries ‘to make a stand’ against censorship
St. Louis on the Air · St. Louis Public Radio
April 21, 202324m 44s
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Show Notes
This week, a Missouri Senate committee restored all $4.5 million in funding for the state’s 160 local public libraries. But the battle over Missouri’s libraries is about more than money. It’s about books, censorship, parents and students. Joe Kohlburn, of the Missouri Library Association, discusses the state of Missouri’s public libraries, and why many librarians are fearful for the future of their institutions.