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Residents urge county to limit access to explicit library materials; supervisors schedule work session
Summary
Multiple public commenters told the Dubuque County Board of Supervisors that sexually explicit books are available to minors in county libraries and asked for age restrictions; the board said it cannot act on nonagenda items but agreed to schedule a work session to examine library materials and options.
DUBUQUE COUNTY, Iowa — Several residents asked the Dubuque County Board of Supervisors on Monday to restrict access for minors to books they described as sexually explicit and urged the county to set age limits rather than ban titles.
"We need to protect our children and young adults," Linda Kleiner told the board. "I'm not asking for these books to be banned. I'm only asking to have…
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