Kelly is a former librarian and a long-time blogger at STACKED. She's the editor/author of (DON'T) CALL ME CRAZY: 33 VOICES START THE CONVERSATION ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH and the editor/author of HERE WE ARE: FEMINISM FOR THE REAL WORLD. Her next book, BODY TALK, will publish in Fall 2020. Follow her on Instagram @heykellyjensen.
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Vermont's comprehensive Senate Bill 220 would give teens 12 and up privacy in their library borrowing records, restrict book bans in public and school libraries, and more.
The app reported to "help" schools and parents navigate book bans is funded by Amazon Web Services, HEB Grocery Founder, and More.
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Calling the Rebecca Caudill awards "left leaning," the school board in Wadsworth, Illinois, canceled the long-running award program in the district.
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The director was fired by the board for refusing to remove 113 books from the teen area that had LGBTQ+ content. This comes after the board implemented a new 53-page policy guide.