Are Public School Libraries Accomplishing Their Mission? Public School Libraries Do Not Appear to Stock a Balance of Views. Policy Analysis No. 962

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Main Author:	Neal McCluskey
Format:	Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:	en
Published:	2023
Subjects:	School Libraries Public Schools Library Materials Library Services Books Access to Information Bias
Online Access:	Acceder al recurso
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