Today with the ACLU of Northern California, Freedom to Read Foundation, and PEN America, FAC sent a letter to the Fresno County Board of Supervisors demanding that they rescind Resolution No. 23-377, a “resolution establishing a ‘parents matter’ approach to reviewing age-appropriate children’s books in Fresno County libraries.” This coalition previously wrote to the Board of Supervisors to oppose its adoption of this resolution in November 2023, due to the unconstitutional censorship regime it would impose on the County’s libraries.
Now, the coalition writes to demand that the County rescind the resolution or face exposure to litigation under California’s recently enacted Freedom to Read Act, similar to the lawsuit that FAC and others recently filed against the City of Huntington Beach.
As the letter demands, “the County should rescind the Resolution to avoid wasting time and taxpayer funds defending a meritless position in litigation under the Freedom to Read Act.”