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Union County commissioners direct library to create 'tween' section, approve $309,000 for book purchases
Summary
After months of complaints about age-appropriate placements, the board directed library staff to create a 10–12 “tween” section and approved $309,000 to buy books for adult, teen and children collections; the board also authorized the county manager to execute related contract terms.
The Union County Board of Commissioners voted Sept. 2 to direct library staff to create a separate “tween” section aimed at roughly 10‑ to 12‑year‑old readers and to release $309,000 in budgeted funds so the library can proceed with planned purchases of adult fiction, adult nonfiction, teen and children’s books.
Commissioners discussed complaints from parents about material placed in the children’s section that some felt was not age appropriate for younger readers. At the meeting, library staff explained current selection and checkout processes: four senior librarians make category-specific selections (children, teen, adult fiction and adult nonfiction) and the library director, Nina, reviews those selections before purchase.
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