Idaho libraries now face a complex question: What’s ‘harmful' to minors?

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Idaho libraries now face a complex question: What’s ‘harmful' to minors?

Courtesy IdahoEdNews.org IDAHO FALLS (IdahoEdNews.org) — Idaho school and library officials over the next couple months will grapple with a complex question: What content does their community consider “harmful” to children? The recently enacted House Bill 710 — which seeks to restrict library material accessible to children — relies on an existing state law that defines obscene books, magazines, movies and other content as “harmful.” While the l…