Bill to criminalize librarians lending ‘harmful materials’ to minors advances in House

Bill to criminalize librarians lending ‘harmful materials’ to minors advances in House

A controversial bill that would create criminal penalties, including jail time, for librarians who knowingly allow minors to check out materials deemed harmful to them under Georgia’s obscenity law advanced out of a House committee on Friday for a full House vote. The Republican-backed Senate Bill 74 already passed the Senate last year. SB 74 has drawn strong opposition from librarians and civil rights organizations, who argue the bill is a cens…

Book ban vs. parent control, lawmakers debate purpose of bill that could send librarians to jail

ATLANTA — Legislation to strip librarians of their criminal immunity from a law that makes it illegal to give "harmful" books and other content to minors is moving quickly through the Georgia General Assembly, after passing a House committee in a partisan vote Friday.