'Obscene' library material includes books that discuss or depict any type of sex, nudity, sexual preference, or related topics. We spoke to an emotional crowd after the council meeting.
"Obscene" library material includes books that discuss or depict any type of sex, nudity, sexual preference, or related topics. We spoke to an emotional crowd after the council meeting.It was a crowded and emotional city council meeting Tuesday in League City as members took up a resolution to restrict access of certain types of books from its public library to minors.
The resolution that passed in a late Tuesday night vote of 4-3 calls for the end of using tax payer dollars for purchasing, displaying, or stocking of books for minors that feature the following topics:Books that discuss or depict any type of sex, nudity, sexual preference, or related topics where the intended audience is below the age of 10"Rape and bondage, that is illegal.
A large majority of the 63 speakers argued against the resolution, citing government over-reach. They included educators, a NASA engineer, a sexual assault survivor, military members, librarians, counselors, and a foster parent. "This is crazy and ridiculous, and I can't believe in this day and age I'm having to come before you guys and say, 'Please don't ban books,'" Saultczy Bleu, a longtime League City resident, said.
The proposal was revised two different times in the five days before Tuesday's night meeting and also includes the creation of a Community Standards Review Committee. That committee will take up content concerns from parents.
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