Jacob Schermerhorn

A pile of campaign flier mailers for Rochester mayor and city council spread out across a table.

"Tell me you're a Democratic primary voter without telling me you're a Democratic primary voter."

OR

"I almost have the complete set: I'm just looking for the holographic rare Stanley Martin, open to any fair trades for it!"

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Battle over books - Rochester Beacon The recent controversy in the Penfield school district is a microcosm of a growing trend in the country: challenges to books in public school libraries.

Read the full story here:

rochesterbeacon.com/2025/02/27/b...

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Two charts showing the number of book titles challenged in public schools and libraries from 2014 to 2023. There is a large increase in the year 2021.

A partial list of every book that was challenged in New York from 2014 to 2023. Over the nine year period, 161 book titles were challenged 254 in the state.

A chart showing Americans' views on book restrictions in U.S. public schools based on a 2024 survey from the Knight Foundation.

The first chart (coupled with the recent controversy at Penfield) is the reason why I was interested in looking more at this topic. Look at that YUGE jump in book challenges starting in 2021! 😮

#rochesterny #rochesterbeacon #bookbans

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