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Residents urge Pasco commissioners to remove certain library materials and restrict access for children

2942819 · April 10, 2025
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Several residents spoke during public comment asking the board and library leadership to remove materials they described as inappropriate from county libraries and to change policy on library card access for children; speakers identified themselves as members of Protect Our Children and related local groups.

Several members of the public used the board’s public-comment period on April 9 to urge Pasco County commissioners to remove what they described as sexually explicit and age-inappropriate materials from public libraries and to alter library-card policies for minors.

Pastor Troy Peterson, who identified himself as pastor of Flight of the World Tabernacle and Pasco director for Protect Our Children, said he was “thankful for Commissioner [Waitman] for standing up against…

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