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Joint Statement Against Censorship and Intolerance Book challenges in Connecticuts school and public libraries have risen dramatically in the past 18 months mirroring the surge the American Library Association has reported nationwide. Challenges in our communities reflect a national agenda that targets specific members of our communities. Over 90 of these challenges target LGBTQ and BIPOC individuals authors and issues. The Connecticut Library Consortium CLC The Connecticut Library Association CLA and the Connecticut Association of School Librarians CASL support libraries and library staff in their efforts to ensure free equal and open access to information guaranteed to everyone regardless of age or citizenship status under the First Amendment of the United States Constitution the Constitution of the State of Connecticut and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as codified in the United States Code.