California Advances Library Book Bans Ban for Targeting LGBTQ, Sexual Content

The California legislature is advancing a bill that would ban library governing bodies from banning a book or requiring that a book be purchased. As noted by the state legislature’s analysis, most ban requests in California and nationwide target “books accessible to minors that include LGBTQ themes or sexual content.” The bill would also ban library governance bodies’ decisions on librarians’ programming decisions for events or displays.