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Residents press county on library content and online participation; county manager says juvenile shelves cleared
Summary
Multiple residents asked Maricopa County supervisors to remove sexually explicit material from juvenile library sections and to restore interactive webinar participation; County Manager Jennifer Pekorski said the county had moved material identified as problematic from juvenile to adult sections in county‑run libraries.
Residents urged the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors to act on sexually explicit materials in county library collections and to restore interactive webinar participation for remote public comment; county staff said steps have been taken in county‑run libraries.
Why it matters: Commenters said they have repeatedly petitioned for review of library materials and for the ability to speak remotely during meetings. They connected those access concerns to broader transparency and due‑process issues and asked the board to schedule a public hearing dedicated to library‑content compliance.
Public comment and county response Roger Maya told supervisors that “explicit material still…
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