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ILLINOIS LAW MANDATING SEXUALLY INAPPROPRIATE MATERIAL IN LIBRARIES IS NOW IN
EFFECT

By Jeff Charles | 10:01 PM on January 01, 2024
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represent the views of RedState.com.

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An Illinois law requiring libraries to stock sexually inappropriate books went
into effect on Monday. Back in June 2023, Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a bill that
was ostensibly intended to stop “book banning” in libraries.

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The move came amid intense debate over inappropriate content being provided for
young children in libraries and government-run schools. Many concerned parents
have called for certain books to be removed because they contain overtly sexual
material that is not age-appropriate for children. Now, it appears parents will
not have a say in what is included in libraries.

> “While certain hypocritical governors are banning books written by L.G.B.T.Q.
> authors, but then claiming censorship when the media fact-checks them, we are
> showing the nation what it really looks like to stand up for liberty,” Mr.
> Pritzker, a Democrat, said at a bill-signing event at the Harold Washington
> Library Center in Chicago.
> 
> The law directs public libraries in the state to adopt or write their own
> versions of a library bill of rights such as the American Library
> Association’s, which asserts that “Materials should not be proscribed or
> removed because of partisan or doctrinal disapproval.”
> 
> Libraries that don’t comply could lose state funding, according to the bill.


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The American Library Association (ALA) has been instrumental in the effort to
use libraries to indoctrinate children. In fact, its president was caught on
audio saying just that. The organization also helped to craft similar
legislation intended to be passed at the federal level.

Pritzker and his ilk seek to keep inappropriate content in libraries and in
schools by referring to any effort to remove them as “book banning.” It’s a
label they are using to tie opponents to Nazis who burned and banned certain
books. Yet, in most cases, the effort to reevaluate the books included in
libraries has nothing to do with ideology. Indeed, it is about ensuring that
small children are not exposed to material that is not appropriate for their age
levels.

The library issue has become a major battlefield in the culture war. Over the
past four years, education has been a hot-button issue after COVID-19 brought
about awareness of how progressives were seeking to use the educational system
to indoctrinate young students into their ideology. In many cases, this happened
without the knowledge and consent of the parents.

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Parents have been showing up to school board meetings to protest the material
found in school libraries and classrooms. In several instances, they read aloud
from some of the books featured in these institutions and were silenced by local
government officials.

This battle is far from over. Illinois was the first state to pass such
legislation. More will likely follow as the issue becomes even more prominent
during the election year. Several states have already banned some of the books
that generated the most controversy. This issue will become yet another key
factor in the red/blue state split.


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Jeff Charles is the host of "A Fresh Perspective" podcast. He is a contributor
for RedState, Newsweek Opinion and also has a Substack called "Chasing Liberty."

Jeff is also a freelance writer and political contributor who has appeared on
Fox News, The Hill's "Rising," Fox Soul, Newsmax, and the First TV Network.

He enjoys reading, binging TV shows, learning to play the banjo (badly), and all
things nerdy. He also believes that any steak cooked above medium rare is burnt,
and an abomination.

Check out all of his information here.

You can follow him on Twitter: @jeffcharlesjr

If you have a tip about a story of local government abuse, send him an email:
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