Tag: law for librarians
What Mahmoud v. Taylor Means for Your Library
In June 2025, the Supreme Court decided Mahmoud v. Taylor, a case about whether parents have the right to opt their children out of storybooks read in a public school’s language arts curriculum. The decision only affirms a parent’s right to opt their child out of lessons in classrooms, not to decide what books their children will be able to find in the library. Even though this decision does not apply to materials in school libraries, some are using the Court’s decision to push their censorship agendas.