The Fremont County Commission says it will take over the local library board May 1 if the library system doesn’t address its policies on sexually graphic literature in the teens’ section, book challenges and internet filters for kids’ computers.
“If we don’t see the issues listed above addressed by the end of the May library board meeting, we will be forced to remove the chair and place Commissioner Mike Jones on the library board for a few months to ensure these policies and concerns are addressed,” says a strongly worded letter sent Tuesday to the Fremont County Library Board.
All five Fremont County commissioners voted in favor of sending the letter, and all five signed it.
It follows months of turmoil over library leaders labeling board candidates by their political affiliation, as well as a protracted discussion about whether to put internet filters on the kids’ computers in county libraries, and challenges and controversy over sexually graphic books in the young-adult section.
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