Arkansas Act 372 which takes effect in a few months criminalizes librarians and library staff for knowingly furnishing print and digital literature to minors ruled to be harmful or obscene. The measure was brought by Right-wing Republican lawmakers who seek to erase juvenile library materials about racial equity and inclusion, queer culture, black history and sex education.
Arkansas Libraries Prepare for New State Censorship Law
![A selection of children's books which could be challenged for removal under Act 372.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/8a3af17/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4032x3024+0+0/resize/880x660!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F3a%2Fb6%2Fc26d5f4d483eb129d30ad3476895%2Flibrary-books.jpg)
Jacqueline Froelich
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