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Public raises concerns about library materials as court approves interlocal agreements for local libraries
Summary
A Denton County resident urged the commissioners Dec. 3 to withhold county funding from local libraries over allegedly inappropriate books; the court approved interlocal agreements for nine libraries and directed staff and the library committee to follow up on materials review.
A member of the public spoke Dec. 3 to urge the Denton County Commissioners Court to withhold interlocal library funding if libraries contain books he considered inappropriate. The speaker, Charles Lee, said he did not want taxpayer funds used to purchase or make available sexually explicit material to children.
Commissioners and staff replied that the county’s interlocal funding…
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