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Silt resident urges Garfield County trustees to review library placement of explicit book

Board of County Commissioners of Garfield County · January 20, 2026
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Summary

John Lipkowski, a Silt resident, told the Garfield County Board of County Commissioners that a book in the public library contains scenes he considers obscene and said children have accessed adult materials; commissioners advised he take the concern to the Library Board and noted the county’s limited authority.

John Lipkowski, introduced himself to the Garfield County Board of County Commissioners on Jan. 20 as a resident of Silt and urged officials to press the county’s Library Board to address what he described as an obscene book available in the public library. “My name is John Lipkowski, and I’m a resident of Silt, Colorado,” he said, and later told the panel he believed a book titled Boys included explicit scenes that were inappropriate for children.

Lipkowski said he had raised the issue…

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