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Library materials draw contrasting public comments at OPS board meeting; callers urge removals and defenders press intellectual freedom
Summary
Multiple speakers urged Omaha Public Schools to remove books including 'Living Dead Girl' and 'This Book is Gay' from school libraries, reading graphic excerpts and citing research; another commenter defended intellectual freedom and librarians' role.
Several members of the public addressed the Omaha Public Schools Board on Nov. 17 about library materials, with critics urging removal of titles they described as obscene and a speaker defending access and intellectual freedom.
Michelle Rogers read passages she said were from the book Living Dead Girl and told the board the content was graphic and potentially triggering for students. "This content is in your libraries," she…
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