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Residents urge Columbia County to rescind library shelving guidelines before new county system launches
Summary
Public commenters at the Dec. 16 Columbia County Board of Commissioners meeting urged the board to rescind age-based shelving guidelines adopted in September 2024, saying staff used a nonprofessional tool and that LGBTQ-themed books were disproportionately relocated; speakers asked the board to restore books and provide transparency before the new Columbia County Library System begins Jan. 1.
Public commenters pressed the Columbia County Board of Commissioners on Dec. 16 to rescind age-based shelving guidelines that, they say, have led to the removal or relocation of youth materials and disproportionately affected books with LGBTQ themes.
Karen Parham, a resident who addressed the board during public comment, said the county adopted age-based shelving guidelines in September 2024 and that staff relied on "a nonprofessional biased website called Booklooks as part of that decision making process." She told the board that "books with LGBTQ themes were…
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