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Board training reviews 'unprotected speech' definitions and how they affect collection policy

Duchesne County Library Board · February 17, 2026
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Board member Daniel Mokley presented a brief training on federal definitions of 'unprotected speech,' noting they are narrow (true threats, fraud, child-sexual-abuse images) and that enforcement is legally and practically challenging, especially with AI-generated content.

Board member Daniel Mokley led the Duchesne County Library Board through a short training on how federal definitions of unprotected speech relate to library collection development and Internet-use policies.

Mokley told the board that most prohibited categories are narrow and that the library is unlikely to encounter many of them in ordinary collection work, singling out obscenity,…

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