Category: 2023-24 Legislative Session

Impact on Libraries Many libraries (or their Friends groups) conduct Small Games of Chance. Currently only cash or check payments are legal tender for Small…

Impact on Libraries A bit unusual, as this is a Resolution, and not a bill, but it is indicative of trends for lawmakers to respond…

Impact on Libraries Libraries collect a lot of Personal Identifiable Information like addresses, dates of birth, and more. Though circulation history is covered by a…

Impact on Libraries The bill would implement a Family and Medical Leave Insurance program that would work similarly to the unemployment insurance program: a small…

Impact on Libraries HB2104 requires employers to adopt specific policies and procedures for handling harassment, discrimination, and retaliation against employees. Fines for non-compliance start at…

Impact on Libraries The bill would implement a Family and Medical Leave Insurance program that would work similarly to the unemployment insurance program: a small…

Impact on Libraries The bill impacts libraries as employers – it covers any business or nonprofit with more than one employee. It will make it…

Impact on Libraries Libraries, along with other businesses, are required to have website accessible to those with disabilities under the ADA. The proposed legislation will…

Impact on Libraries Though this is directed towards schools, it is another challenge to free speech and expression of ideas. The requirements of this bill…

Impact on Libraries The legislation will require Pennsylvania’s State Librarian and our local libraries to: 1) adopt the American Library Association’s Library Bill of Rights,…