DeWine Nixes Library Materials Guidance in Budget Bill

DeWine nixes library materials guidance in budget bill

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) - Ohio public library directors across the state will not have to pull certain materials from their shelves. Governor Mike DeWine vetoed language covering that in Ohio's new biennium budget. State lawmakers had proposed new requirements for libraries to keep books and other materials that are deemed to be inappropriate for children away from other areas. Those items would be kept in more secluded sections. Local directors…

Ohio libraries celebrate veto of budget measure censoring materials

(Catherine McQueen/Getty Images)In a long list of rejections of provisions in the state operating budget, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine included the veto of a measure that would force public libraries to move materials deemed “inappropriate” out of sight of minors. The provision, which was inserted by the Ohio House in its budget draft, would require a public library to hide “material related to sexual orientation or gender identity or expression in a p…

DeWine vetoes library material restriction in Ohio budget

In his statement, the Republican governor expressed concerns about what he described as the

Ohio Governor Signs Budget Bill That Changes Library Funding Model

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed the state’s two-year budget bill today, officially enacting significant changes to how public libraries