Librarians fight book challenges in central Arkansas counties (Act 372)
Librarians fight book challenges in central Arkansas counties (Act 372)
A lawsuit is underway against a law to regulate books found in Arkansas libraries.
Small excerpt below, much more information is available in the article.
Saline County and Pulaski County are currently bracing for the impacts of a law regulating books found in their libraries.
Act 372 was passed in the Arkansas Legislature this year. The law requires books deemed “harmful to children” to be in a separate restricted section of the library. The law doesn’t go into effect until August, but in the meantime, the Saline County Quorum Court is debating an ordinance telling libraries to “proactively take steps” to relocate certain content.
A Saline County Library board meeting last May turned into an emotional debate over relocating certain books available to children and young adults. At the next board meeting, debate ensued over a policy to allow county judges to make relocation decisions.