"B.C. librarian says Alberta's book ban addresses problem that doesn't exist"
Education libraries--Alberta--Evaluation
Coming of age--Gay people--Comic books, strips, etc
A video clip of a radio show discussing the Alberta government's evolving book ban, featuring Shannon Ozirny, head of youth services at the West Vancouver Memorial Library. This clip highlights how the Alberta book ban and other book bans disproportionately affects books with LGBTQ+ themes, and places pressure on librarians to follow bumbling, ill-thought out legislation. Ozirny states that books are inanimate objects, and that librarians do not force young people to read books they don't have an interest in. This highlights how the perception of ideology at the intersection of power places already vulnerable populations (LGBTQ+ youth) in danger.
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