<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1mh6q2_1Ek0I8OW00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1mh6q2_1Ek0I8OW00" width="1200" height="600" >JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) — The Jonesboro Public Library Board voted to change library policies following a federal court’s decision to enforce Arkansas Act 372 earlier this month.The board met in a special meeting on Aug. 31 to discuss changes after the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit reversed a district court injunction.Changes were made to three policies: the lending policy, the library card eligibility and cardholder responsibilities policy, and the material reconsideration policy.The board voted to change the lending policy, which will now only allow adults 18 or older to check out DVDs. The previous policy didn’t allow cardholders under 18 to check out movies with an R rating but waived the restriction if a parent was present.An adult will not be able to use a child or teen card to check out R-rated movies either.The board also eliminated group cards over concerns that staff could not police what material was checked out.“Arkansas Legislative Act 372 also requires the library to monitor whether materials checked out by patrons are age appropriate. As a result, group cards are no longer available,” the new library card eligibility policy said.According to library staff, fewer than 10 group cards exist, primarily for nursing homes and day care centers.The change means select staff will be able to override the number of books checked out for individuals since the group limit was higher than the individual limit. The number of books that would be available in those cases was not determined in the meeting.The board also voted to change the material reconsideration policy.Under the new policy, complaints filed about challenged material will be reviewed by the Jonesboro City Council.The Jonesboro City Council will only become involved if the material has already been reviewed first by the library director and then by a library committee.The new reconsideration process gives the final decision to the Jonesboro City Council rather than the library board, which had the final say under the previous policy.Jonesboro attorney Donn Mixon answered questions from the board regarding the recommendations for the changes, stating that the recommendations were intended to protect the library from liability.The policy changes will go into effect Thursday, Sept. 3.To report a typo or correction, please click here.</div></body>

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JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) — The Jonesboro Public Library Board voted to change library policies following a federal court’s decision to enforce Arkansas Act 372 earlier this month. The board met in a special meeting on Aug. 31 to discuss changes after the United States Court of Appeals for...

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