I found this post on facebook regarding the librarian lock-up act, and it seems to give a hint as to what libraries will have to enact in response to House Bill 1239, if they are to stay open at all:
The anticipated response of “restrictions to all child library cards or requiring parental accompaniment at the Library” is quite telling.
Basically, if they can get librarians to work at all, they’re going to impose restrictions on materials and patrons – in effect, reinforcing that parents should be parents. Which they should have been in the first place before this idiotic bill was brought. You will likely see all child library cards go away, or they will flat out require parents to check out the material, so there is no chance that they run afoul of the liability they want to heap on library workers.
Unfortunately, this is the stupidity we’ve come to where as opposed to libraries being a repository of knowledge for the public to access, there are those who want to use the government to threaten to lock up people – including volunteers – whose jobs are to run a barcode under a scanner and to tell you that the book is due back in 30 days.
I would urge Senators to vote no on locking up librarians, and to reject HB 1239.
That’s right. Who would want to be a librarian under this law? Maybe it will free some of them up – to run for the legislature.
Can’t the libraries be on the internets? Look, grudznick has fond memories of back in the stacks where you could snicker with a girl and your long haired literary friends toked up a Doobie with that old high school buddy Dewey Decimal, but why must we have air conditioned buildings to house books nobody reads. use the googles, people.
If this bill becomes law, say goodbye to open stacks in libraries to protect librarians from being put in jail if a minor wanders into the stacks and coming across some book that is deemed be harmful to minors the thought police.
Back issues of National Geographic will mysteriously “disappear” from the periodicals section prior to July 1 if this stupid, nanny state bill becomes law. Fill the jails with librarians!
Thanks to Moms for Fascism!
The amendments to 22-24-31are similar to Arkansas Act 372 which was found to be unconstitutional by U.S. District Judge Timothy Brooks on December 23, 2024. See: Arkansas Act 372 ruled unconstitutional for more information. Looks like the 2024 House Bill 1197 was not good enough for the book banning crowed. The did not get the way so now they want to restrict our First Amendment Rights.
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