AB 445: The Bill That Silences Parents and Shields Librarians

Right to Read Day: Real Talk about Young People and Books

In honor of National Library Week (April 6-12, 2025), and Right to Read Day (April 7), HCPL staff share some thoughts to hopefully cut through some of the heightened rhetoric around the books on library shelves. Poll after poll shows that sizable majorities of Americans oppose those efforts and firmly support the constitutionally protected freedom to read. If you are concerned about threats to the American people's right to read as they choose, …

AB 445: The Bill That Silences Parents and Shields Librarians

(Yadusha “Dusha” Jones) - I sat in disbelief during the Assembly Committee on Education meeting on March 3, 2025, listening to the discussion around AB 445—a bill that threatens parental rights and public accountability in Nevada’s schools. This legislation, which aims to restrict access to public school libraries as if they’re private domains, hands...