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Council approves Taylor Johnson for Mobile Public Library Board after public objection over library materials
Summary
The Mobile City Council approved the appointment of Taylor Johnson to the Mobile Public Library Board. A public speaker from Eagle Forum of Alabama criticized allegedly explicit library material and asked the council to nominate a conservative candidate; council members reminded speakers to limit remarks to the agenda item.
The Mobile City Council approved the appointment of Taylor Johnson to the Mobile Public Library Board during its meeting, after a public speaker urged the council to nominate a conservative candidate and criticized material in the library’s collection.
Melissa Gates, with Eagle Forum of Alabama, used her allotted public-comment time to object to the library’s materials and to urge council members to present a conservative candidate to the…
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