Banned Books: ‘It Was a Pleasure to Burn,” a Talk at the Public Library

“Banned Books: It Was a Pleasure to Burn,” a talk by guest speaker Scott Rooke at the Flagler County Public Library, 2500 Palm Coast Pkwy NW, Palm Coast, 6:30 p.m. presented by Americans United for the Separation of Church and State, Atlantic Coast Chapter. Rooke serves on the Brevard County school district’s Book Reconsideration Workgroup, which evaluates challenged books for removal from school libraries and classrooms. Over the 2021-2022 school year, challenged and removed books in public schools grew into a full-fledged social and political movement. The vast majority of the books targeted for removal feature LGBTQ+ characters of color, and/or cover race and racism in American history, LGBTQ+ identities, or sex education. Flagler County has had and continues to have books challenged, removed and banned.

• Flagler Schools Have Been Quietly Banning or ‘Removing’ Many Books Since Summer in Bow to ‘Moms for Liberty’
• Jill Woolbright Wants 4 Books Banned Over Anti-Racism, LGBTQ, Police Violence and Rape Themes
• Superintendent’s Decision: ‘All Boys Aren’t Blue’ Banned for Now, Other Books Return to Library Shelves
• Flagler School District Library Plan: Parents May Ban Books for Their Own Kids, But Not Others
• More than 1,500 Books Have Been Banned in Public Schools. House Panel Asks Why.