Alexi Giannoulias

The combination of cowardice, incompetence, and cruelty is a very scary mix.

I'm here to help other States make these decisions.

What we're saying is, don't let one parent, who disagrees with a certain world view, determine what book--whether or not a book should be in the library.

That's the exact opposite argument that we're trying to make.

I believe libraries, in every single community across this country, have had an especially critical role to play in increasing educational opportunities for all Americans.

I was confronted with a book banning movement upon taking office.

I'm here to help other States make these decisions.

The goal of literature is to reflect back to the reader either the struggles that the reader is facing or to provide insight into struggles that the reader has never had to imagine.

What we're saying is, don't let one parent, who disagrees with a certain world view, determine what book--whether or not a book should be in the library.

That's the exact opposite argument that we're trying to make.

I believe libraries, in every single community across this country, have had an especially critical role to play in increasing educational opportunities for all Americans.

I was confronted with a book banning movement upon taking office.

That's the exact opposite argument that we're trying to make.

I believe libraries, in every single community across this country, have had an especially critical role to play in increasing educational opportunities for all Americans.

What we're saying is, don't let one parent, who disagrees with a certain world view, determine what book--whether or not a book should be in the library.