Legislation is winding its way through the Michigan Legislature that would give district library directors the final responsibility for the selection of materials for inclusion or withdrawal from their library’s collection.
One of the bill’s 23 sponsors, Rep. Carol Glanville told The Epoch Times the bill “aims to protect our libraries by establishing clear standards and processes for selecting and withdrawing materials from collections.”
Critics contend the legislation would cut out parental input, weaken library board oversight, and may allow a director to include materials that serve a personal agenda.
Called by supporters the “District Library Freedom to Read Act,” House Bill 6035 would require a person objecting to the content of a book, program, or audio/visual material to file a lawsuit to keep the contested items out of their local library….