MAGA Rage Targeting Local Librarians Is Getting Uglier
b'It\\u2019s a new trend: GOP legislatures are advancing bills that place onerous new kinds of restrictions on public and school libraries in states like\\xa0Idaho,\\xa0Alabama,\\xa0Georgia\\xa0and\\xa0others. On the front lines of taking on this trend is Emily Drabinski, the president of the American Library Association, who also\\xa0grew up in Idaho and is openly gay. So we invited Drabinski on to the show to shed light on what it takes to battle the book banners targeting LGBTQ materials in states like her own, and what sort of toll this is taking on communities across the country.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'