https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2025/10/06/banned-books-week-tulare-county-library-supports-everyones-right-to-read/ In-depth, locally-produced coverage of the Central Valley. Thu, 23 Apr 2026 19:43:55 -0700 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2025/10/06/banned-books-week-tulare-county-library-supports-everyones-right-to-read/#comment-158122 Kelly Sun, 12 Oct 2025 16:33:07 +0000 https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/?p=52884#comment-158122 Am I reading this right? The library is encouraging our children to ready banned books with titles like “Gender Queer?” I believe everyone has a right to read, just like I believe everyone has a right to live , but there’s a reason that children are raised by parents for the first 18 years, why children can’t drive until they’re 16, can’t buy alcohol until they’re 21 , can’t get a tattoo until they’re 18. No child anywhere should be able to read certain books until they’re adults, and anyone with a brain should realize it. Am I reading this right? The library is encouraging our children to ready banned books with titles like “Gender Queer?” I believe everyone has a right to read, just like I believe everyone has a right to live , but there’s a reason that children are raised by parents for the first 18 years, why children can’t drive until they’re 16, can’t buy alcohol until they’re 21 , can’t get a tattoo until they’re 18. No child anywhere should be able to read certain books until they’re adults, and anyone with a brain should realize it.

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