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Minnesota and other Democratic -led states lead pushback on censorship.
Conservative parents and activists argue that the books are too sexually explicit or otherwise controversial.
Librarians fear crippling lawsuits, hefty fines and imprisonment if they provide books that others regard as inappropriate.
The American Library Association says over 4,200 works in school and public libraries were targeted in 2023 .
The governor called book bans “the antithesis of everything we believe” and denounced what he depicted as a growing effort to bully school boards.
At a hearing last month , speakers said books by LGBTQ+ and authors of color are among those most frequently banned.
The Bloomington School Board last month made it much harder to seek removals.
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