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A Utah legislative audit suggests stricter book selection policies for school libraries.

The audit found 95% of 22 reviewed books had sexual content, per Utah code.

Recommendations include district-level policies for book selection to protect librarians and students.

SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Legislature is continuing to focus on the contents of school libraries across the state, this time honing in on the process of how books are selected to build out a library.

A legislative audit released Tuesday reviewed a selection of 22 books found in secondary school libraries, looking for "statutorily questionable content."

Those terms are defined in the "Pornographic and Harmful Materials and Performance" section of Utah Code to give the audi

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