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Anthony Man

Republican lawmaker warns Broward libraries’ ‘I read banned books’ effort could prompt retaliation

A Florida public library system’s “I Read Banned Books” library cards are drawing concern from a Republican lawmaker who said the county agency is engaging in “a political stunt” with taxpayer money and warned it could generate financial retaliation by the state.

The Broward County Library system has promoted several initiatives to counter what the American Library Association, PEN America and other free-speech advocates warn is a dramatic increase in book bans and restrictions.

In Broward:

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