Community Corner
Louisiana Teens Eligible For Brooklyn Public Library Card
The access to free digital access cards for teens and young adults nationwide is to fight back against the Republican campaign to ban books.
February 8, 2023
13:46
Brief
Find out what's happening in Across Louisianafor free with the latest updates from Patch.
In A Flash
Louisiana teens eligible for Brooklyn Public Library card
By: Piper Hutchinson - February 8, 2023 1:46 pm
Find out what's happening in Across Louisianafor free with the latest updates from Patch.
(Canva image)
The Brooklyn Public Library is offering free digital access cards to teens and young adults nationwide to fight back against a nationwide campaign to remove books from public libraries.
Louisianians age 13 to 21 can request a card, which will give them a year of digital access to the library’s collection. The project is part of the library’s “Books Unbanned” initiative, which was created to fight for teens rights to read what they like and form their own opinions.
Louisiana has seen an escalation in the fight over public libraries. What started as a local movement in several parishes has now escalated to proposed state legislation, which has the full support of Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry, the current frontrunner for this fall’s governor race.
Most of the books targeted in Louisiana and nationwide have LGBTQ+ themes.
SUPPORT NEWS YOU TRUST.
DONATE
Republish
Our stories may be republished online or in print under Creative Commons license CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. We ask that you edit only for style or to shorten, provide proper attribution and link to our web site. Please see our republishing guidelines for use of photos and graphics.
Piper Hutchinson is a reporter for the Louisiana Illuminator. She has covered the Legislature and state government extensively for the LSU Manship News Service and The Reveille, where she was named editor in chief for summer 2022.
Related News
Regulating Louisiana utilities: Q&A with new PSC member… by Charles Maldonado, Verite December 26, 2022 
Misogyny is fueling the country’s gun violence epidemic,… by Anna Gustafson July 19, 2022 
Mastercard gave New Orleans $100K for ‘truly needy.’ City… by Michelle Liu, Verite November 8, 2022
The Louisiana Illuminator is an independent, nonprofit, nonpartisan news organization driven by its mission to cast light on how decisions are made in Baton Rouge and how they affect the lives of everyday Louisianians, particularly those who are poor or otherwise marginalized.
