Congressional Hearing Combating Graphic and Explicit Content in School Libraries Comes Amid Complaints of ‘Book Bans’

The hearing is in response to Biden appointing a “book czar” who might withhold federal funding from districts that remove certain books from school libraries.

In this screenshot from a Congress.gov webcast, the House Education and the Workforce Committee holds a hearing called 'Protecting Kids: Combating Graphic, Explicit Content in School Libraries' on Oct. 10, 2023. Congress.gov / via Youtube

Rep. Aaron Bean (R-Fla.) held a congressional hearing on Thursday about combating graphic and explicit content in school libraries, moves deemed as “book bans” by activists and some members of Congress.

Mr. Bean emphasized that efforts to monitor student reading materials are focused on preventing sexually explicit material from being freely available in school libraries.