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Idaho Library Removes Books Based on Bill That Was Vetoed

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The library board did not advertise its vote beforehand.

Student holding “The Bluest Eye” by Toni Morrison
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An Idaho library board voted to remove six books from its shelves in accordance with a bill that the governor actually vetoed. The Ada Community Library said the books—including Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye and Maia Kobabe’s Gender Queer—were deemed “harmful for minors.”

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