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Staff to Sen. Kawasaki urges support for SB 238, the 'Freedom to Read Act', at commission meeting
Summary
A staffer for Sen. Scott Kawasaki told the Fairbanks Library and Literacy Commission that SB 238 would create statewide reconsideration procedures, protect librarians, and allow certain parties to seek injunctive relief if materials are improperly removed.
Jenna Calhoun, staff to Sen. Scott Kawasaki, told the Library and Literacy Commission on March 11 that SB 238, the "Freedom to Read Act," would establish a statewide policy for public and school libraries to handle reconsideration requests and to protect librarians who follow curatorial rules. "SB 238 ensures that these institutions can protect this marketplace of ideas while also allowing a deliberate and certain policy for which reading materials are curated," she said.
Calhoun described key provisions included in the sponsor statement: a requirement that materials be considered…
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