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Topeka attorney urges recall of library trustee, cites sexually explicit material for children

5477930 · July 24, 2025
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At the July 24 Shawnee County work session, Topeka attorney and nurse Kathy Brown told commissioners that sexually explicit material is available to children in local libraries and urged recall of a recently appointed trustee; commissioners discussed possible options such as rating materials but took no formal action.

Kathy Brown, a Topeka attorney and nurse, told the Shawnee County Board of County Commissioners on July 24 that sexually explicit material is available to children in public libraries and urged the board to recall a recently appointed library trustee.

"I am here today, because this commission, has a capacity of appointing people, trustees, to our public library," Brown told commissioners during the public comment period. She said she and others have publicized illustrations and passages from children’s…

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