テトン郡図書館の理事会は、2026年5月21日にH.R. 7661法案に対する反対決議を採択した。この法案は、全米の学校図書館にある蔵書を対象としている。
ワイオミング州ジャクソンの住民にサービスを提供する同委員会は、教育に対する地方の自治と情報へのアクセスに関する懸念を挙げた。決議では、同法案における禁止コンテンツの定義があまりに広範であり、歴史や文学といった正当な教育資料にまで影響を及ぼしかねないと主張している。
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