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Schools and libraries are seeing unprecedented attempts to pull books, deemed controversial by some, off the shelves. A new study finds those books are often about and by diverse people.

Some librarians who've been fired as they take a stand against discrimination and banning books are turning to a federal civil-rights enforcement agency for help. Librarians in Colorado, Texas and Wyoming have filed discrimination claims with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the agency tasked with enforcing federal laws about workplace discrimination.

This week, a parent in Douglas County challenged four books with gay and 鈥渁lternative鈥� themes. The Greeley Board of Education also recently stood up to parent challenges on four other books. KUNC culture commentator Peter Moore examines the value of books in schools in an era when teachers and librarians have become de facto bookshelf defenders.

The Carnegie Library For Local History is asking Boulder County residents to share their experiences from the COVID-19 pandemic. The last day to participate in the COVID Community Stories Questionnaire is Friday, March 3, 2023.

Boulder鈥檚 main library branch is back open but crews are still working to clean up the building after testing in December showed traces of methamphetamine contamination. Since then, libraries in Englewood, Littleton and Arvada have also temporarily shut down due to the presence of meth.

Author Ibram X. Kendi鈥檚 鈥淗ow To Be An Antiracist鈥� was a pretty obvious choice for this year鈥檚 One Book Steamboat selection, said Jennie Lay, adult programs coordinator at Steamboat鈥檚 Bud Werner Memorial Library. One look at the library鈥檚 checkout list and it was clear that racism, and particularly antiracism, was a big topic on peoples鈥� minds.

As a result of the recent protests against police brutality and subsequent discussions about race, racism and diversity, the High Plains Library District,鈥�

Many parts of the Mountain West are news deserts -- and it鈥檚 getting worse. More than 20 counties in our region have no local newspaper. The ones that are鈥�

Approximately 100 protesters and counter protesters rallied outside the Windsor-Severance Library Saturday during the debut of a Drag Queen Story Hour鈥�

Despite some complaints about its appropriateness for young audiences, organizers of an upcoming Drag Queen Story Hour at the Windsor-Severance Library鈥�