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  "path": "/parenting/articles/1234970292/state-legislation-book-bans-kids-and-teens-what-parents-need-to-know/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-02-19T21:25:16.000Z",
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  "textContent": "Earlier this month in New Hampshire, a brief but impactful law went into effect. It upends the privacy of minors by making their library records, which used to be confidential, open to parents. In Iowa, also in February, lawmakers introduced a bill that would force libraries to create adult sections, where books could not be […]",
  "title": "A Wave of State Legislation Is Promoting Book Bans for Kids and Teens. What Parents Need to Know"
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