First recorded in 2000–05
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Andrew Harbison, director of SPL’s library programs and services division, said the library has been following the progress of the Books Unbanned program since it was announced by BPL about a year ago.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 27, 2023
The initiative, called Books Unbanned, is fighting what the BPL describes as an “increasingly coordinated and effective effort to remove books tackling a wide range of topics from library shelves.”
From The Verge • Apr. 25, 2022
The leading supplier is BPL Plasma, whose parent company is based in the UK and which runs 51 plasma centers in the United States, including six based in the border area.
From The Guardian • Mar. 25, 2020
Finally, when Sargent was 60, he returned to Boston to complete the BPL murals.
From Washington Post • Mar. 5, 2020
Did we only go to the BPL together because I helped her take the T?
From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari
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