LYNETTE MEJíA
Author & Library Advocate

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• Lynette Mejía: The Undercurrent Awards. The Current 11 November 2024.

• Louisiana Coalition Offers Model for Turning Back Anti-Library Legislation.  School Library Journal. 02 August 2024.

• Inside the book-ban machine: The rise of 'parental rights' groups and their efforts to ban books. Stacker. 21 September 2023.

• Petition to remove Lafayette library board president circulates online. KLFY TV-10. 28 August 2023.

• Home school mom 'horrified' by Lafayette library board actions. The Acadiana Advocate. 31 March 2023.

• Lafayette Public Library Board President Headed to Court over Free Speech Concerns. Library Journal. 30 March 2023.

• Lafayette library board president, LCG sued for stifling free speech over censorship. The Acadiana Advocate. 07 March 2023.

• Jeff Landry wants controls on kids' library cards; free speech group calls it 'political stunt'. Nola.com. 07 February 2023.

• Louisiana Communities Organize to Defend Libraries From Far Right Censorship. Truthout. 26 December 2022.​

• A Librarian Is Being Threatened for Creating LGBTQ Book Displays. Vice. 23 August 2022.

• Opinion column gets Lafayette resident kicked off library committee. The Acadiana Advocate. 28 March 2022.

• VOICES: How censorship came to Lafayette. The Current. 16 March 2022.

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Radio​

• Libraries roll out restrictions on youth cards. Louisiana Considered (with Matt Bloom). 17 May 2024.

• Book banning in Louisiana: A look at the divisive battle in our state's libraries. Louisiana Considered (with Adam Vos). 18 January 2023.

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Podcasts/Other

• Lynette Mejia. Library Defender. Louisiana Anthology Podcast. 18 May 2024.

• Lynette Mejia and Nureaka Ross. Library of Congress: Storycorps Archive. 06 December 2023.

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