Library Wars: School Library Bills Spark Controversy

Library Wars: School Library Bills Spark Controversy

By KATHARINE WEBSTER, InDepthNH.org Children’s access to “obscene” or “harmful” materials in schools and school libraries is the focus of three bills this legislative session, with House Bill 324 causing some drama last week when its author read graphic scenes from two young adult novels on the House floor. It’s one of three bills introduced this session that would lay out ways for parents to challenge school library and classroom materials, ask…