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In one of his few acts of defiance this year against the will of a more right-wing state legislature, Gov. Brad Little has vetoed a bill that would’ve let families sue libraries for lending “obscene” materials to minors without permission.
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Libraries in Idaho are close to being civilly liable if they lend “obscene” materials to anyone under 18 without their parents’ permission.
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Top Senate Republicans are pushing two new bills that would limit what books and materials libraries could lend to minors.
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State senators want to amend a controversial bill that would allow parents to sue public and school libraries if they lend “harmful” materials to their kids.
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Close to 500 people showed up to the Ada County Courthouse on to debate the potential dissolution of the Meridian Library District. Most public comments were in support of the Library.
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A bill that would allow parents to sue libraries that lend “harmful” material to their children without prior permission is headed to the Senate.
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A group of residents has filed paperwork to dissolve the Meridian Library District because they say it allows children to access obscene materials. The District says that’s not true. The Ada County Commissioners Office will hear both sides of the debate at a hearing on Monday.
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Idaho Matters takes a look at the news that made headlines this week, including why Ada County delicined a request for funds to help pay for emergency housing, an update on the Lori and Chad Daybell murder case and a look at the latest bill targeting 'obscene' materials in libraries.
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The latest attempt to bar libraries from lending materials deemed “harmful” to minors without parental permission cleared a House committee Thursday morning.
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A collection of books on different subjects sitting together on alphabetized shelves is usually the description of a library. But the Nampa Public Library has taken some of their books and has put them on wheels with their new program called Bookmobile.