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Residents urge reconsideration after Columbia County moves library out of regional system; debate continues over content guidelines
Summary
Several residents addressed the board to protest the May 6 decision to remove the county library from the Greater Clark Hills Regional Library System and to criticize proposed content guidelines; speakers said the decision was made without adequate public input and could reduce redundancy and shared resources.
Multiple residents told the Columbia County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday that the board should reconsider its May 6 decision to withdraw the county library from the Greater Clark Hills Regional Library System and rethink proposals affecting book-selection guidelines.
Howard Johnson, a local resident, told commissioners the library’s withdrawal "was a decision that was not on the meeting agenda prior to the meeting" and said the vote occurred before public comment. "If this decision will not…
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