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Resident urges review after Temple Terrace library Pride post and book recommendations draw complaint
Summary
A resident told the Temple Terrace City Council she believes recent library social-media posts and recommended books included sexually explicit content involving minors, asked why a Pride video was removed and proposed a community advisory committee to review library recommendations.
A Temple Terrace resident told the City Council on June 3 that she was concerned about Pride Month social-media content and book recommendations posted by the Temple Terrace Public Library and asked the city to explain why a Pride video was later removed.
Alyssa Hines, a 13-year resident, said the library shared book recommendations for Pride Month that she believes included “explicit scenes involving minors” and said some of the titles would not be allowed in jails and prisons, as she understood it. “While I appreciate the library’s commitment to…
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