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This divided small town is on the front line in a fight to control what Canadians read

This divided small town is on the front line in a fight to control what Canadians read

If Valleyview’s town councillors had objections to what was on the library’s shelves, they never said anything publicly. There were no public notices or debates in council chambers. But in December 2023, they cut $60,000, about half the town’s portion of funding, from the library budget.Library staff said they learned about the cut from the […]

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