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The York County Library Board has approved a new book collection policy that critics warn could restrict children’s access to LGBTQ-related materials and invite First Amendment litigation.

Families and community members gathered at the Pendleton Community Center for “Read and Rise,” an event held at the start of National Banned Books Week to celebrate reading and oppose government interference in access to books.

Coalition partners PEN America, ACLU of South Carolina, EveryLibrary, and others have expressed alarm as the South Carolina Board of Education moves forward with additional statewide school book bans.

South Carolina lawmakers are responding after the South Carolina Board of Education voted to ban 10 additional books from public school libraries, bringing the statewide total to 22 banned titles.

Advocates Launch “Freedom to Read SC” Coalition to Fight Book Bans Across South Carolina