Alison Flood, The Guardian; Missouri could jail librarians for lending 'age-inappropriate' books
"A Missouri
bill intended to bar libraries in the US state from stocking
“age-inappropriate sexual material” for children has been described by
critics as “a shockingly transparent attempt to legalise book banning”
that could land librarians who refuse to comply with it in jail.
Under the parental oversight of public libraries bill,
which has been proposed by Missouri Republican Ben Baker, panels of
parents would be elected to evaluate whether books are appropriate for
children. Public hearings would then be held by the boards to ask for
suggestions of potentially inappropriate books, with public libraries
that allow minors access to such titles to have their funding stripped.
Librarians who refuse to comply could be fined and imprisoned for up to
one year."
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