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Residents Debate Canceled Teen Sex‑Education Workshop at St. Mary’s County Libraries
Summary
A large public forum in St. Mary's County split residents over a canceled teen sexual‑education workshop; Library Director Michael Blackwell apologized for marketing missteps, said he canceled the program, and warned that bond funding for a new Leonardtown library and Garvey Senior Activity Center is at risk.
A packed public forum in Leonardtown on March 8 drew speakers on both sides of a dispute over a cancelled teen sexual‑education workshop the county library had planned.
Michael Blackwell, director of St. Mary’s County Library, apologized for how the program was marketed and said he cancelled it himself, not at the direction of county commissioners. "I apologize for that," Blackwell said, adding, "we weren't bringing strippers to the library." He also told the audience the commissioners do not set library programming: that authority rests with the…
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