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Legal Recourse for Slanderous Accusations Against Librarians A recent article appeared in a local newspaper that was describing the local efforts of a group called Moms for Liberty to have certain books removed from school libraries because the group consider the titles to be inappropriate for school age children. However, the language used and quoted in the article, including “#Porninschools Exposed" and that they found over 80 titles that should be given an "R" rating seems as if it could be construed as an accusation against school libraries that they are distributing materials to minors that are prohibited by law. The article also quoted the group as intending to get people "outraged" by posting excerpts from books they consider objectionable. I would like to know if the school librarians facing these kinds of accusations have any recourse to bring action against the organization or individuals within the organization making these kinds of possibly slanderous and libelous accusations.	Thursday, June 8, 2023
Defamation and Adding Defamatory Content to Collections Can a library be sued for defamation for adding defamatory content to its collection?	Monday, March 12, 2018