Ohio library systems, advocates push back on House provision to hide certain materials

Ohio Library Systems, Advocates Push Back on House Provision to Hide Certain Materials

A provision in the Ohio House budget proposal would require libraries to place content on sexual orientation and gender identity out of view of minors

Ohio library systems, advocates push back on House provision to hide certain materials

A book display in a California library. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)As Ohioans pleaded for more support for the state’s public libraries, there was also outcry against a provision that library staff and supporters say would add more work and unnecessary regulations to the local institutions. The Ohio House added a provision to their budget draft that was not in the governor’s executive proposal, one that would require public libraries to place…

Legislative action: Hiding library books; Banning ranked choice voting; Nixing noon OSU football broadcasts – BG Independent News

Ohio library systems, advocates push back on House provision to hide certain materials As Ohioans pleaded for more support for the state’s public libraries, there was also outcry against a provision that library staff and supporters say would add more work and unnecessary regulations to the local institutions. The Ohio House added a provision to their budget draft that was not in the governor’s executive proposal, one that would require public l…