"In a win against censorship, a bill before lawmakers in Bismarck aimed at regulating content in public schools and libraries has been narrowed to apply only to content intended for children."
“I certainly don’t want to go to jail for doing my job, but I am not going to censor either,” said Bismarck Veterans Memorial Public Library Director Christine Kujawa.
The Minot Public Library is hosting a silent "read-in" protesting bills before the North Dakota Legislature representing broad restrictions on the books and art that can be displayed publicly.
Director Dani Kappel talks career, plans for the library and challenges in navigating recent legislation attempts to restrict books in public libraries.
With HB 1205, Reps Mike Lefor and Vicky Steiner would prohibit "sexually explicit content" in public libraries. Facing an uphill battle, the pair remain united in their commitment to see it passed.
"If we treat children like toddlers who must be protected from everything that might run contrary to what their parents have taught them, we aren't doing them any favors."
The Dickinson Public Library board met on Tuesday to continue discussions related to a controversial teen sex book. During public commentary, area residents rose to address the board in their support and condemnation of the book. The meeting ended without a formal decision being made on the matter, and calls for both sides of the argument to reach a compromise.
Advocates and concerned citizens filled the meeting room of the Dickinson Public Library Board meeting on Tuesday evening to debate the merits of the library director’s previous decision to offer a controversial teen sex guide comic.
A sexually-explicit graphic novel will soon sit on a Dickinson Public Library shelf aimed at teenagers and including graphic illustrations of sex acts, ‘kink’, descriptions of sexting, pornography, masturbation and more.
