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Residents tell Columbia County commissioners library shelving guidelines risk censorship and legal exposure

3410941 · May 20, 2025
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Several Columbia County residents used the May 20 public comment period to press the Board of Commissioners about library shelving guidelines and related legal and policy concerns.

Several Columbia County residents used the May 20 public comment period to press the Board of Commissioners about library shelving guidelines and related legal and policy concerns.

Priscilla Bence asked the board to move adult literature downstairs and children and teen literature upstairs at the county library, arguing that such a change would reduce contentious challenges and improve age‑appropriate access. “I’m…

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