Nevada, North Dakota Advance Library Content Bills

In North Dakota, a bill mandating that sexually explicit or obscene content in public and school libraries be restricted from children's access has passed the state House and awaits the governor's signature. The bill, SB 2307, requires such materials to be placed in adult sections, with non-compliance leading to potential prosecution or loss of state funding. Meanwhile, Nevada's Assembly Bill 416 seeks to protect library materials from bans, requiring legal challenges to be handled by courts and safeguarding librarians from repercussions for making materials available. The Nevada bill also makes harassment or harm over library materials a felony, promoting freedom of information and opposing authoritarian censorship. Both bills reflect contrasting approaches to library content regulation in different states.