Huntington Beach to Screen Children’s Library Books for Inappropriate Sexual Content

The city council voted to create a 21-member panel of community members who will be given oversight of the books in the city’s five libraries.

Huntington Beach City Councilwoman Gracey Van Der Mark listens to public commenters during a city council meeting at the Civic Center in Huntington Beach, Calif., on Jan. 17, 2023. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

A panel of Huntington Beach community members will soon determine what books will go into the city’s libraries with the aim of keeping sexually inappropriate books out of the children’s section.

The resolution, passed by the council’s conservative majority Oct. 17, will create a 21-member panel of community members who will be given oversight of the books in the city’s five libraries. Each of the city council’s seven members will make three appointments each for the panel.