Residents of Huntington Beach, including teenagers and a local nonprofit, have filed a lawsuit against the city to reverse measures seen as censorship of children’s literature. They claim the restrictions violate California's Freedom to Read Act, which protects access to books regardless of their content. The lawsuit seeks a court order to prevent the city's implementation of a book review board that could arbitrarily restrict books. The nonprofit Alianza Translatinx emphasizes that libraries must represent diverse identities and stories. The case signals ongoing tensions around access to literature in public spaces.
Libraries should reflect, not erase, and be spaces where young people can discover who they are, CEO of Alianza Translatinx Khloe Rios-Wyatt said in a news release.
The lawsuit argues the city has violated the state's newly enacted Freedom to Read Act by moving some children's books to a restricted area of the library.
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