Bill > LB390

This bill requires each public school district's school board to adopt a policy by the beginning of the 2026-27 school year that provides parents, guardians, or educational decisionmakers (a legal term defined in another statute) with greater access to information about school library materials. Specifically, the policy must create a comprehensive, publicly viewable catalog of all books in the district's school libraries, organized by school building. Additionally, the policy must allow parents, guardians, or educational decisionmakers to receive notifications when a student checks out a library book, with these notifications to be delivered via website, mobile app, or email and including details such as the book's title, author, and return date. The bill explicitly limits this requirement to school libraries located on school district property and does not extend to other public libraries, even those that may have contracts with school districts for student use. The goal appears to be increasing parental transparency and involvement in monitoring their children's library book selections.