Increasing scrutiny of libraries in Arkansas part of national trend, officials say

Legislators target children’s books

A child reaches for an item from the library bookshelf in this Aug. 17, 2010 file photo. (NWA Democrat-Gazette file photo)
A child reaches for an item from the library bookshelf in this Aug. 17, 2010 file photo. (NWA Democrat-Gazette file photo)


Libraries in Arkansas are under increased pressure to remove children's books addressing sexual subjects, both supporters and opponents of those removals say.

Senate Bill 81 would take away librarians' legal protection against criminal prosecution if the library distributes a book deemed harmful to children.

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