Indiana Legislative Update: SB 12
Concerning teachers, school libraries, and censorship
Hey tumblr! We're taking a break from your regularly scheduled book recs and library love to give you a heads up about SB 12, a bill that's recently passed the Indiana Senate and is headed to the House next.
If you haven't heard about SB 12 yet, now is the time to take notice.
In its current form, the bill would open Indiana teachers and school librarians to criminal prosecution under obscenity laws for any books, ebooks, and educational resources in their library.
The Indiana Library Federation and we here at LCPL are watching this bill's progress carefully. You can read more about our concerns and send an email to your representatives here: https://action.everylibrary.org/stopsb12
(If you can't find your reps using the automated form, you can look them up at https://iga.in.gov/legislative/find-legislators/)
And you can read the full text of the bill for yourself here: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/12
If you don't live in Indiana, we just ask you to spread the word and get as many eyes on Indiana as are on Texas and Florida.
As always, thank you for your support. We'll keep you posted on what happens next.
