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Board directs library staff to draft parental-control policy; public splits over proposal

Mohave County Board of Supervisors · March 16, 2026
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Summary

The board instructed library staff to return in 60 days with policy language and implementation options to strengthen parental control over minors' library accounts, after contentious public comment and debate over privacy (Arizona statute) and parental authority.

Sitting as the Library District board, the Mohave County supervisors directed library administration to draft proposed policy amendments requiring parental consent for minor library accounts, annual parental reauthorization, parental access to minors’ checkout history, and optional notification tools. The board asked staff to return with operational and implementation options within 60 days.

The agenda item prompted both strongly critical and supportive public comments. Speaker Scotty…

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