Georgia Library Association responds to the recent rise in book censorship

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Karen Manning, president of the Georgia Library Association. (Photo courtesy Georgia Library Association)

Conservative groups across the country are launching campaigns to ban books from school libraries that often explore the topics of race, gender and sexuality.

This all comes as the Forsyth County Board of Education recently removed eight books from its media centers, among them “The Bluest Eye” by Toni Morrison.

Gov. Brian Kemp has also signaled he wants parents to have more power over what their kids read.