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Residents press commissioners on library trustees, collection policy after months of public comment
Summary
A series of public commenters urged Lyon County commissioners to replace library trustees or change collection policies to limit children’s access to sexually explicit titles; library and county staff described the statutory limits, the trustees’ powers and the request/reconsideration process.
Public comment at the Lyon County Board of County Commissioners meeting on Jan. 16 centered on the Lyon County Library system, with several residents urging the board to act on trustee appointments and to change how sexually explicit material is shelved.
Speakers said they were concerned about books in children’s sections and asked the board to place an item on a future agenda to fill a vacant trustee seat and to ensure trustees would “protect children” by reshelving certain titles. Library Director Lynn Prindle and county staff told the commission that Nevada law gives the board authority to appoint trustees but limits removal power; county policy says trustees provide a recommendation for filling vacancies but the county commission makes the appointment. Prindle also described the library’s written Collection Development…
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