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SALINE COUNTY, Ark. – The Saline County Library Board of Trustees meeting was packed full of community members Monday, as the controversy over relocation of books in the teen section continues.
People across the country have been at odds over the issue this year, though it started to become more of a local topic this legislative session in Arkansas after Act 372 passed.
That new law amends the state code for endangering the welfare of a minor to include sexual material and remove protection for library employees.
Following the new law, the Saline County Quorum Court also passed a resolution addresses books in the library said to be too ‘obscene’ for children because of sexual content or imagery.
It calls on the library to ensure that “materials contained within the children’s section of the library are subject matter and age appropriate.”
The Saline County Library Board met for a regular meeting Monday and discussed responses to these new policies.
The meeting was packed full of people in the community there to either show support for the library or show concern over books being displayed or available in the youth section.
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