# @dmregister on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CzZjyrRSDVY
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/9793469-dmregister-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2023-11-08T21:00:28.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Des Moines Register (@DMRegister) — https://gondola.cc/DMRegister

## Caption

In a tense battle over book censorship, Pella residents voted Tuesday to protect the local library board's independence.

About 51% of voters cast ballots against a measure to give City Hall officials oversight of the library's actions and budget, according to unofficial results. 

The non-binding referendum reached the ballot after some residents petitioned the library board to remove a "Gender Queer," graphic novel about gender fluidity, mirroring a national debate driven by conservatives over what books taxpayer-funded libraries should carry.

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#Pella #Elections #IApolitics #IAvotes #BannedBooks

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iapolitics, bannedbooks, pella, iavotes, elections

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