Several large book publishers, a tiny public library and others are suing Idaho officials over a law that forces libraries to keep some books in an adults-only section if community members believe they are “harmful to minors.

A group of major publishers in the U.S. are suing the state of Idaho for what they call “vague and overbroad” laws banning minors from accessing certain books in libraries and schools deemed sexual. Republican-backed House Bill 710 was enacted in July last year after a years-long campaign by the Idaho legislature to censor material deemed harmful to kids.

As the Community Library Network in Kootenai County plans to open an adults-only room for mature content, other Idaho libraries have reacted with a range of alternatives to comply with

House Bill 710, a law restricting library materials, is facing its second legal challenge. It targets book access in public and private libraries statewide. Passed in 2024 and effective in July, the law defines "harmful" materials as "anything

National book publishers, authors, the Donnelly Public Library, parents and students sued officials to block Idaho's library materials law.