Ensures library staff can develop collections reflecting human rights and equal rights.

The Open Shelves Act amends the education law to require free association, public, and hospital libraries to adopt policies ensuring their staff can curate collections, services, and programming consistent with human rights law and the equal rights amendment. This aims to maintain libraries as spaces for open access to information and diverse perspectives. Indian libraries must also comply with the advice of tribal governments and library boards of trustees.

Ensures library staff can develop collections reflecting human rights and equal rights.

The Open Shelves Act amends the education law to require free association, public, and hospital libraries to adopt policies ensuring their staff can curate collections, services, and programming consistent with human rights law and the equal rights amendment. This aims to maintain libraries as spaces for open access to information and diverse perspectives. Indian libraries must also comply with the advice of tribal governments and library boards of trustees.