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Rockford Public Library Highlights Frequently Banned Books During Banned Books Week

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Status

Reported, not yet confirmed

Independent sources

First seen

Oct 5, 5:02 PM CDT

updated Oct 6, 8:19 PM CDT

Topic

Local News

Reported by WQRF-TV, WKGL-FM and 2 others, not yet confirmed.

What Happened

The Rockford Public Library is using banned books to encourage children and teenagers to read, WQRF-TV reported.

Written by our system from the sources below (4), version 2, Oct 6, 8:58 PM CDT. Official warnings are never rewritten: they are quoted as issued.

Sources · Copies Of One Story Count Once

Rockford Public Library highlights frequently banned books during Banned Books Week · WQRF-TVOct 5, 5:02 PM CDT

Banned book list shared by Rockford Public Library to encourage teens to read · WQRF-TVOct 5, 9:24 PM CDT

Rockford Library Uses Banned Books to Get Kids Reading · WROKOct 6, 8:19 PM CDT

Rockford Library Uses Banned Books to Get Kids Reading · WZOK · the same story as an earlier source: it counts onceOct 6, 8:19 PM CDT

Rockford Library Uses Banned Books to Get Kids Reading · WKGL-FM · the same story as an earlier source: it counts onceOct 6, 8:19 PM CDT

How It Unfolded

Official Confirmation

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How We Decided

Oct 5, 5:12 PM CDTHeld: One source so far, and no official source confirms it yet.Oct 5, 10:30 PM CDTPublished: Decided by our rules.NextConfirmed when an official source agrees.

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