The Seattle Public Library believes that access to banned books should be granted, and they're part of a growing movement across the country. abc15
Libraries have become centers of controversy over the last few months. While some municipalities and school districts believe that young people should not be viewing certain titles, the Seattle Public Library believes that access to those books should be granted, and they're part of a growing movement.
He says the library is now offering free access to their collection of e-books to young people across the nation in direct response to the increase of book bans across the country. Fay says around 7,000 young people have taken advantage of the Brooklyn program. A week after Seattle opened up access, 1,400 young people have taken advantage of its program.
Fay says while they haven't received any pushback from making access available nationally, the library is preparing for it.
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