Bill Targeting Library Content Passes North Dakota Senate

 Sen. Keith Boehm, R-Mandan. . (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)

(Michael Achterling – North Dakota Monitor) – A bill requiring the removal of obscene or sexually explicit content from public and school libraries passed the North Dakota Senate.

Senate Bill 2307, sponsored by Sen. Keith Boehm, R-Mandan, would require public and school libraries to remove explicit content from main areas of the library to areas “not easily accessible” to minors.

“North Dakota has an opportunity to become a leader in child protection,” Boehm said. “Ensuring our schools and libraries are places of education, not exploitation.”

In 2023, lawmakers passed a bill that required the removal of sexually explicit content from the children’s sections of public libraries and required those libraries to have content challenge policies in place. Boehm’s bill expands that law to include school libraries and other public areas of the public library.