SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — Local libraries said they are fighting to protect banned books and the community’s freedom of expression.
Live Oak Public Libraries have been declared by the Regional Board of Trustees as book sanctuaries. This allows the library to serve the community based on their specific demographic.
“We are a library that not only makes them physically safe, but emotionally safe,” Live Oak Libraries Executive Director, Lola DeWitt said. “They know that they’ll be able to come in and find materials that not only show their lived experience, but they can also come in and find out a lived experience of someone else.”…