Huntington Beach to Consider Screening Children’s Library Books for ‘Obscene’ Content

Library books that have been pre-ordered await pick-up at the Westminster Library in Westminster, Calif., on Sept. 22, 2020. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

Huntington Beach Mayor Pro Tem Gracey Van Der Mark claims there are “obscene” and “pornographic” books available to children in city libraries and is asking the council to consider screening such books in an upcoming city council meeting.

“It has been a longstanding problem in public education that children are being exposed to obscene, and age-inappropriate material by adults, many of whom are educators we have entrusted with our children,” Van Der Mark stated in an ordinance to be presented at the June 20 council meeting.