Education (Libraries)

Wyoming's HB 72 creates a new misdemeanor crime for distributing "harmful to minors" materials to minors, including through electronic means. It defines "harmful to minors" as materials depicting nudity, sexual conduct, or sadomasochistic behavior (Section 1(f)). The bill requires public school and county libraries to remove challenged materials deemed harmful to minors from children's sections and move them to adult areas, unless parents grant permission (Section 1(g)). Libraries must review challenges within 60 days and restrict minor access to such materials. The law repeals prior exemptions allowing schools to curate such materials without restriction.

Wyoming's HB 10 requires county and school libraries to keep sexually explicit materials out of sections primarily for minors (under age 18). Libraries must catalog and store such materials in adult sections, and establish a formal process for residents to challenge material placement in children's areas. This includes providing written challenge forms at library locations and online, with a 60-day review period for decisions. Libraries failing to implement the challenge process by August 1, 2026, face daily $500 penalties, and violations allow residents to pursue legal action after using the challenge process.