Bay State Senate passes bill to limit book bans in public schools, libraries
The Massachusetts Senate last week passed, "An Act Regarding Free Expression" (S.2338), legislation to limit bans on books and other materials from schools and public libraries, with a 37-3 bipartisan vote.
Dorchester native leaves $1M to Boston Public Library for LGBTQ programming
The late Howard Cooper, a San Francisco resident who grew up in Dorchester, Massachusetts, has bequeathed $1 million to provide "immediate-use funding for the to expand its current LGBTQ+ circulating collection,...
