Lawmakers advance bill to shield AK librarians who offer sexually explicit books to kids
A controversial bill, which aims to provide legal cover for Alaska librarians who distribute sexually explicit material to minors, has advanced out of the Senate Education Committee and awaits its next assignment in the Judiciary
Hearing set for bill that shields Alaska librarians who give kids sexually explicit books
Alaska State Senator Scott Kawasaki (D-Fairbanks) is working to ensure that public and school librarians are legally protected if they distribute sexually indecent materials to minors while on the
Fairbanks library staff recommend graphic LGBTQ sexuality books for kids
In order to promote gender-queer ideology throughout the month of June, employees at Noel Wien Public Library in Fairbanks have placed a prominent display of staff-recommended LGBTQ books for kids, teens and adults in celebration of so-called “Pride
Anchorage Library Director nominee coy in responses about controversial books, events
Anchorage Mayor Suzanne LaFrance has nominated Marjorie Harrison to serve as director of the city’s five libraries, which have been the source of heated controversy, protests, parental rights disputes and division for many years. On Feb. 28, Harrison
Mat-Su School Board candidate ditches event amid question about supporting LGBTQ agenda
In an attempt to persuade Mat-Su voters into electing him to the local school board, Ben Kolendo is downplaying his leftist ideology while visiting churches and other religious venues to raise support for his candidacy in the overwhelmingly conservative
Mat-Su committee recommends removing 2 more obscene school library books
The Mat-Su School Board is set to conder whether to remove additional books – deemed criminally obscene - from school
Anchorage Public Library’s new campaign pushes LGBTQ ‘Pride’ on children
The Anchorage Public Library has gone all in to promote transgenderism and LGBTQ sexuality on impressionable young
Mat-Su School Board has removed 7 books deemed ‘obscene’ with many more under review
In the ongoing effort to protect Mat-Su children from obscene and sexually explicit books, the Mat-Su School Board has voted to remove seven titles from area schools with dozens more still under
Mat-Su Borough library board to reconsider explicit youth books featuring incest, masochistic sex
Mat-Su Borough library board to reconsider explicit youth books featuring incest, masochistic
TONIGHT: Wasilla City Council to hear rationale on why library places sexualized books in teen section
TODAY: Wasilla City Council to hear rationale by library director on policy of placing sexualized books in teen
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