rich1.0Flipboard (npub13f…dz5hw)https://yabu.me/npub13fke9xvm3382npmrqsf9axvhxrxzdtvpqp9juh7npl5l7me2stesjdz5hwnjumphttps://yabu.meSuzette Baker, from unincorporated Kingsland in Texas, is officially a “Champion of Writers.” She is the first recipient of the Authors Guild’s new award, which recognizes librarians fighting book bans. In 2022 she was fired from her job as a Llano County librarian after resisting orders to ban books. In response, library patrons sued the county to have books restored to shelves, and won. nostr:npub1xf8m9rch7tvjjv3wlj9x6q95rnhlavh3e8fjxga6lx5prnqgc77q2k0uw6 spoke to Baker about books, censorship, and the support she’s had from fellow librarians. https://www.texasobserver.org/library-books-censorship-smalltown-texas/ #Books nostr:npub1ny7qwqnkw6pg4m0uegzrdzwrckapzq7v7zku9p28hgv5aflvg8fq7zuv57 #Libraries #Librarians #BookBans #Newstodon #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday If you’re on Flipboard, you can now follow Texas Observer over there: https://flipboard.com/@texasobserver.