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    Gustavo Arellano: A California city wants to keep 'obscene' books away from children. Good luck

    by Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times Jul 01, 2023 4 minutes
    An audience member holds a sing in opposition to Huntington Beach Mayor pro tem Gracey Van Der Mark’ s push to filter out some books that she deems obscene or pornographic that are currently available to children at the city’ s public libraries, during a city council meeting on June 20, 2023, in Huntington Beach, California.

    Artists painted faces and created balloon animals. A food truck sold tacos. Kids ambled past bookshelves until something piqued their interest, then stopped to read. Families lined up for live performances.

    Everyone who attended the Huntington Beach Central Library's Summer Reading Carnival kickoff event last Saturday morning seemed as happy as SpongeBob SquarePants.

    Everyone except me. I was searching for dirty books.

    The previous Tuesday, the Huntington Beach City Council had asked the city manager to draft an ordinance that would keep "obscene" books away from children and teenagers.

    Surf City faces many problems, but Mayor Pro Tem Gracey Van Der Mark thinks lascivious literature is enough of an existential threat that she

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