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Arts and culture: Updated caption on the library image that incorrectly described the library as calling for the removal of certain books. This is an unfair and politically motivated interpretation. The signs declare the library as "G-Rated" and protecting childhood innocence. Regardless of your views, these are not calls to remove the books but celebration of the moving of certain books to the adult section.
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Fremont forms part of the [[Nebraska Statewide Arboretum]] collection.{{citation needed|date=September 2024}} |
Fremont forms part of the [[Nebraska Statewide Arboretum]] collection.{{citation needed|date=September 2024}} |
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[[File:Fremont_book_removal_signs_1.jpg|thumb|left|Signs calling for the removal of books from Fremont's library]] |
[[File:Fremont_book_removal_signs_1.jpg|thumb|left|Signs declaring the library "G-Rated" and safe for children, displayed after moving certain books on LGBTQ topics from the young adults' section to the adult section.]] |
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In 2023 the city council and the board of the [[Keene Memorial Library]] voted to remove books on LGBT topics, including ''[[This Book Is Gay]]'', from the young adult section of the library to the adult section. A group of Fremont citizens attempted to have the book removed entirety, but failed.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://omaha.com/news/state-and-regional/fremont-city-council-votes-to-keep-this-book-is-gay-in-adult-section-of-library/article_64a0cece-f014-11ed-bb17-b7ab006e05b5.html |title=Fremont City Council votes to keep 'This Book Is Gay' in adult section of library |date=May 11, 2023 |last=Forward |first=Jeff |work=Omaha World-Herald }}</ref> |
In 2023 the city council and the board of the [[Keene Memorial Library]] voted to remove books on LGBT topics, including ''[[This Book Is Gay]]'', from the young adult section of the library to the adult section. A group of Fremont citizens attempted to have the book removed entirety, but failed.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://omaha.com/news/state-and-regional/fremont-city-council-votes-to-keep-this-book-is-gay-in-adult-section-of-library/article_64a0cece-f014-11ed-bb17-b7ab006e05b5.html |title=Fremont City Council votes to keep 'This Book Is Gay' in adult section of library |date=May 11, 2023 |last=Forward |first=Jeff |work=Omaha World-Herald }}</ref> |
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