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Trustees hear update that two Massachusetts e-book bills, including 'Freedom to Read,' are moving to Senate floor
Summary
Library staff told the trustees that two state bills — a 'freedom to read' measure to protect library workers and a separate commission to study e-book pricing — advanced from committee and were expected on the Senate floor; trustees were encouraged to contact their senators for updated bill numbers.
Clayton, a library staff member, briefed the Town of Norwood trustees on two separate pieces of Massachusetts legislation concerning libraries and digital access. "As we've been following what's happening with the e-book bills in the Massachusetts state house, the senate moved out of committee," Clayton said, adding that one measure…
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