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Wake County librarians, teachers urge board to ease implementation of new state library‑catalog law
Summary
Librarians and teachers told the Wake County Board of Education that Session Law 2025‑84 and related guidance are creating undue burdens and safety risks for staff, asking the board to remove teacher names from public catalogs and extend implementation deadlines.
At the Wake County Board of Education’s Oct. 7 meeting, multiple school librarians and teachers urged the board to modify district guidance for complying with Session Law 2025‑84 and House Bill 805, arguing current timelines and staff‑identification practices put educators at risk and reduce students’ access to books.
"This law has been pushed by special interest groups who seek to ban books for all students," said Jane Miller, a librarian at Fuquay Varina Elementary and member of the North Carolina Association of Educators. She told the board Wake County staff had advised principals to create a public Google…
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