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New Colorado law aims to protect public libraries from partisan book-banning battles

Gov. Jared Polis signs bill that also says the names of people who request removal of books are public record

Close friends Aiko Thompson-Nishihara, left, and Maria Holzapfel, right, enjoy reading together at the Denver Public Library on Jan. 31, 2024. As one of the few public spaces where anyone in any life circumstance can come inside and exist for free, libraries are a microcosm of our society, putting librarians on the front lines of our community's most pressing crises. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
Close friends Aiko Thompson-Nishihara, left, and Maria Holzapfel, right, enjoy reading together at the Denver Public Library on Jan. 31, 2024. As one of the few public spaces where anyone in any life circumstance can come inside and exist for free, libraries are a microcosm of our society, putting librarians on the front lines of our community’s most pressing crises. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
Elizabeth Hernandez in Denver on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
By | ehernandez@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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The new law also codifies that librarians or other public library employees can't be fired, demoted disciplined or retaliated against for refusing to remove library resources.
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