Daily Oklahoman condemns HB 2158 as well.

In an editorial on Friday, Oklahoma City's major daily spoke out against [registration required]the library bill now under discussion in the state House. Here's a representative paragraph:

We find it ironic that the bill said each policy should "reflect the contemporary community standard of the community the library is located in." In putting the bill on a path to becoming law, lawmakers are taking away such local control and substituting it with their judgment. It's not the Legislature's job to tell libraries which books to stock and where to put them. Local library boards are capable of making decisions on whether restricted access is necessary.