During National Library Week, librarians throughout the country fight for books, jobs and truth Published April 26, 2026 6:00AM (EDT) Rear view of girl reading a book in the library (Getty Images/Wavebreakmedia) This story was originally published by The 19th . This story was originally reported by Nadra Nittle of The 19th . Meet Nadra and read more of their reporting on gender, politics and policy . Sarah DeMaria still remembers how close she came to resigning from her role as a school librarian. It was the summer of 2023, and after a year of vicious personal attacks, politically motivated book challenges and police reports to flag so-called pornographic content in the library, DeMaria had enough. She packed up her office with no plan to return to the Hempfield School District in South Central Pennsylvania. But then she thought about her students: “If I left, who was going to be their voice?” she wondered.…