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Residents urge Columbia County to rescind content‑based library guidelines as single library system takes effect
Summary
Multiple residents testified against age‑based, content‑based shelving guidelines and urged Columbia County commissioners to rescind the rules before the new single County library system begins Jan. 1, saying the policy disproportionately affected LGBTQ titles and lacked professional standards.
Residents who addressed the Columbia County Board of Commissioners on Dec. 16 urged the board to rescind the county's age‑based shelving guidelines and restore relocated youth titles before a new single Columbia County Library System takes effect Jan. 1.
Howard Johnson, a library board member who also identified himself as a commissioner, began public comment with an apology for a prior false accusation and invited commissioners to meet residents at a local library group. He criticized the December vote that established the single county library system and asked the board to place the vote on a…
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