Arkansas Explained: Proposal Aimed at Restricting Access to ‘Sexually Explicit’ Library Books

Arkansas Explained: Proposal aimed at restricting access to ‘sexually explicit’ library books

Arkansas Education Secretary Jacob Oliva (second from right) leads a discussion of rules and standards for public libraries' use of state funds during a special meeting of the Arkansas State Library Board while Chairman Clay Goff (left) and Education Department attorney Daniel Shults (right) listen on March 2, 2026. (Photo by Tess Vrbin/Arkansas Advocate)Arkansans have until June 15 to give the state Department of Education feedback on a propose…

State Library Board Advances Rules to Protect Children from Explicit Material – Family Council

Above: The book It’s Perfectly Normal sits on display in the children’s section of the Craighead County Public Library in Jonesboro in this file photo from 2024. The book contains inappropriate illustrations depicting nudity and sexual activity. Last week, the Arkansas State Library Board advanced a proposal to help protect children from sexually explicit material in public libraries. Arkansas is home to many public libraries all across the stat…