KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A new Missouri rule went into effect earlier this year impacting public libraries. The administrative rule was put forth by the Secretary of State and requires libraries to change ...

COLUMBIA — Libraries across mid-Missouri are adapting to a new rule that took effect Tuesday. The administrative rule, enacted by Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft, could limit children's access to ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A new rule intended to prevent minors from gaining access to “obscene” or “pornographic” materials in public libraries has gone into effect in the state of Missouri. However, ...

A rule change by a major book publisher is shaking up the e-book industry. Libraries are fighting back by spreading the word, and hoping readers get mad too. Starting in November, Macmillan Publishers ...

Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft’s new rule governing libraries went into effect Tuesday, threatening to pull public libraries’ state funding over providing minors with books considered ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - July 31, 2024, marks one year since a rule on censoring obscene media in public libraries went into effect in Missouri. In that time, libraries across the state have had to ...

Libraries receiving state funds in Missouri would be required to determine what material is "age-appropriate" and restrict minors from accessing some books under a proposed rule submitted by the ...

The Missouri Secretary of State’s administrative rule regarding libraries went into effect on May 30, and libraries across the state are required to have policies filed with the State Library by July ...

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Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft last week announced a new proposed rule he says will protect minors in the state’s libraries. But librarians and freedom to read advocates fear the unwieldy ...

Some Missouri libraries are considering only letting children have a library card or entering their facilities with a parent's written permission. A controversial administrative rule from Missouri ...