Georgia bill seeks to include librarians in a law prohibiting giving "harmful material" to minors

Lucia Frazier, who described herself as a “simple mom,” said children were being exposed to what she saw as “immoral” books in schools.

“I don’t think the curriculum should even have anatomy,” she said. “There is a level of conservatism that we need to go back towards. I think we’re way out of line.”

One critic of the legislation labeled it “authoritarian.” Retired middle school librarian Susan McWethy said those who favor it want to impose their morality on everyone else, with librarians caught in the middle.

Children need access to reliable information about difficult topics such as addiction, gender dysphoria, and sexuality, she said, and it is the responsibility of librarians to provide it.

“But somehow I feel these very topics will be under attack by the censorship police,” she said, “placing librarians in impossible situations — whether to follow their professional expertise or capitulate to others who have narrow agendas and want to foist their ideologies on everyone else.”

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ETA: see comments here regarding the current wording of Georgia's SB74, as of a hearing on it yesterday.