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Board member proposes targeted library-policy changes to remove material illegal under PA law; librarians caution review is time-consuming
Summary
A board member proposed revising policy 109 to add specific definitions and weeding criteria to remove material the member said would be illegal under 18 Pa. C.S. §5903; district librarians warned the committee that reviewing existing collections is a time-intensive process and that many titles remain under review.
A board member proposed a narrow revision to policy 109 to add definitions and removal criteria aimed at materials the board member described as legally “harmful to minors” under Pennsylvania law (18 Pa. C.S. §5903). The suggested changes would add a definitions section and explicit criteria for removing materials with sexually explicit content that the member said should not be accessible to minors.
Why it matters Board members who support the change said they were…
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