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Redlar t1_irgk1ma wrote

>(2) sell, lend, distribute, transmit, exhibit, give away or show any obscene materials to any person 18 years of age or older

This part has nothing to do with your argument.

As to whether or not it is considered obscene, the law does not support your argument because it does not pass the last part of this three part test, which you quoted:

>(3) the subject matter, taken as a whole, lacks serious literary, artistic, political, educational or scientific value.

Ultimately, the law appears to be entirely irrelevant to your argument because of this section:

(j)  Exemptions.--Nothing in this section shall apply to any recognized historical society or museum accorded charitable status by the Federal Government, any county, city, borough, township or town library, any public library, any library of any school, college or university or any archive or library under the supervision and control of the Commonwealth or a political subdivision.

Whether or not something is obscene has been argued for more than 100 years in our country.

I did enjoy learning more about the law in PA so thank you for that.

>It is not appropriate material for a learning environment.

That is your opinion.

If you have concrete evidence that the book is to be found in elementary school libraries across the state, I would be very interested in seeing it. Do keep in mind that anecdotal evidence is not acceptable.

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