The plot thickens: The battle over books comes at a cost; NPR, August 11, 2023

 Tovia Smith, NPR; The plot thickens: The battle over books comes at a cost

"Polls suggest a majority of Americans oppose book restrictions, and want to protect intellectual freedom, as opposed to the smaller, but strident faction of conservatives who say they want protect kids from inappropriate content. They maintain they're not trying to ban books, they just want to move certain ones out of the children's and teen's sections, to ensure parental control over what kids are reading , and to make sure libraries are not "promoting explicit content" to minors."