Pride Month, Black History book displays banned in public library. Director wants to avoid conflict, he says

Library patrons in late 2021 and this year have challenged two books and a documentary film, seeking to have them removed or their access limited.

LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — Book displays targeting specific groups or topics such as Cajun heritage, Pride Month or Black History Month are prohibited indefinitely at public libraries in Louisiana’s Lafayette Parish, a newspaper reported.

Library Director Danny Gillane said Tuesday that the new policy, which also affects Women’s History Month and Native American history, will be in place “for the foreseeable future,” 

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