Is the party of freedom of speech in your glorious city-upon-a-hill united state worried that a kid will read a book that says racism sucks and gay people exist?
It turns out New York City has an app for that. Here is what you can expect when you write in:
Hello and thank you for contacting the Brooklyn Public Library about the Books Unbanned initiative! You can learn more about this campaign here: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/books-unbannedIf you are writing to inquire about a free teen eCard for ages 13-21, please respond with a bit more information about any censorship or access challenges that you may be experiencing in your home state, as well as confirm the email you'd like linked to the digital BPL account. At that point a librarian will be in touch with the application link.
Please be patient with us as we respond to an overwhelming demand for library cards. Estimated response time may be a week or longer.
Your friends, BPL librarians