Bill Derided by Authors as Enabling Book Banning Heads to Ayotte’s Desk

TODAY! AB416 Amendment 404: Why We Must Demand a NO Vote! - Nevada Globe

Nevada’s AB416 Amendment 404 is a legislative travesty, cloaked in the guise of protecting library access but poised to erode parental rights, community standards, and the innocence of our children. This bill, which prohibits schools and libraries from restricting access to materials based on content, is a direct assault on conservative values. Here are the top five reasons every conservative should oppose it and why our public servants must vot…

Committee Drafts Bill Against Sexually Explicit Books In Public Libraries

A legislative committee agreed Tuesday to draft a bill targeting explicit materials in public and school libraries, specifically children’s sections. That came after intense debate and a review of a young-adult book containing a cartoon sex scene.

Bill derided by authors as enabling book banning heads to Ayotte’s desk

If New Hampshire adopts a law to make it easier to remove books from school libraries, “Nineteen Minutes” by Jodi Picoult could be one of them. The 2011 novel, set in the fictional Upper Valley New Hampshire town of Sterling,…

HB 119 – Freedom to Read Act

Recognizing nationwide attempts to remove or limit access to reading materials in libraries, Rep. Krista Griffith and Sen. Elizabeth Lockman have introduced House Bill 119, also known as the Freedom to Read Act, which would protect the rights of communities to access diverse books and educational materials in both public schools and libraries and establish a fair, transparent process  for challenges to library content. The Freedom to Read Act wo…

Report: “Legislative Panel Pursues Bills to Regulate Wyoming Library Books With Sexual Material”

From WyoFile: A Wyoming legislative committee decided Tuesday to draft bills to police books in libraries, taking steps down a constitutionally fraught path out of concern that literature dealing with sexuality and gender identity can corrupt minors. Lawmakers are reviewing the content of library books, which has become a national crusade by religious conservatives, as activists and lawmakers around the state pore over material available in youn…

Bill headed to Ayotte seeks to keep 'harmful material' away from kids - Manchester Ink Link

Despite objections from civil libertarians, educators and librarians, the N.H. Senate has passed a Republican-backed bill aimed at prohibiting “obscene or harmful sexual material” from being disseminated at public schools.