© 2024 Boise State Public Radio
NPR in Idaho
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

Who should decide what our kids read?

CCAC North Library
/
Flickr

The Idaho Legislature wrapped up last week after trying andfailing to pass a bill to address a growing controversy in Idaho and across the nation, removing books from librariesthat some consider obscene or inappropriate for kids.

More and more libraries and librarians are caught up in what is becoming a more polarized world.

Next week Emily Drabinski will be speaking to theOSHER Lifelong Learning Institute in Boise. She’s an Associate Professor and Critical Pedagogy Librarian, Graduate Center, City University of New York and she joined Idaho Matters to talk more.

Stay Connected
As Senior Producer of our live daily talk show Idaho Matters, I’m able to indulge my love of storytelling and share all kinds of information (I was probably a Town Crier in a past life). My career has allowed me to learn something new everyday and to share that knowledge with all my friends on the radio.

You make stories like this possible.

The biggest portion of Boise State Public Radio's funding comes from readers like you who value fact-based journalism and trustworthy information.

Your donation today helps make our local reporting free for our entire community.