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 Time - The United States has seen an unprecedented attack on librarians and libraries over the past three years, and the hate is growing as we head towards the presidential election. In recent remarks on the campaign trail, Republican vice-presidential nominee J.D. Vance proclaimed that people “want to put sexually explicit books in toddlers’ libraries.” This statement is not only an outright lie, but also incredibly harmful to librarians and community members alike. In fact, hundreds of librarians and educators across the U.S. are facing these baseless accusations for the so-called crime of speaking up for intellectual freedom.

So let’s tell the truth: Librarians are community helpers who provide resources for all. And the rapid spread of misinformation and hate towards librarians on social media platforms, and by talking heads in the media, is causing chaos in our nation’s libraries. It’s also cause for a rise in anti-library legislation by extremists.