WCNC | York County Libraries won't buy new books for minors. Here's why @WCNC | Uploaded October 2024 | Updated October 2024, 2 hours ago.
York County Library Board of Trustees has decided to halt purchasing any books for minors in response to new mandates from the South Carolina state legislature.
The Board announced in a statement that they will halt new purchases until "further clarification and guidance is received from the state regarding Proviso 27.1 and until the Attorney General makes a ruling providing libraries with guidance for collection development."
"It's an absolutely heartbreaking decision to make, but it's understandable why they made the one that they did," said Rayne Rickrode.
Rickrode works at The Liberty Book Company, a new and used bookstore in Rock Hill—right down the road from one of the many libraries impacted by this decision.
READ MORE: wcnc.com/article/news/education/york-county-libraries-wont-buy-new-books/275-2ed9cbfa-3e1f-42e8-a787-30a66f731462
York County Library Board of Trustees has decided to halt purchasing any books for minors in response to new mandates from the South Carolina state legislature.
The Board announced in a statement that they will halt new purchases until "further clarification and guidance is received from the state regarding Proviso 27.1 and until the Attorney General makes a ruling providing libraries with guidance for collection development."
"It's an absolutely heartbreaking decision to make, but it's understandable why they made the one that they did," said Rayne Rickrode.
Rickrode works at The Liberty Book Company, a new and used bookstore in Rock Hill—right down the road from one of the many libraries impacted by this decision.
READ MORE: wcnc.com/article/news/education/york-county-libraries-wont-buy-new-books/275-2ed9cbfa-3e1f-42e8-a787-30a66f731462
