Ex-Mormon creator examines BYU library book-censorship practices
September 26, 2026 at 3:03 AM MT · via YouTube / Alyssa Grenfell · Summarized by Mormon News from original reporting
Alyssa Grenfell, an ex-Mormon author and YouTuber, examines censorship practices at BYU's Harold B. Lee Library in a video drawing 72,981 views in 14 hours (~5,204/hour). Grenfell worked at the library as a student and describes the experience of a university library owned and controlled by a religious organization.
The video explores how the church-owned academic library manages its collection in tension with religious orthodoxy, raising questions about intellectual freedom at a faith-based university. The view velocity and 241 comments indicate strong interest in institutional control and academic-freedom topics within the ex-Mormon community.
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