Fort Vancouver Regional Libraries board removes 'equitable' from plan, adds parents-rights language
At a March 11 La Center council work session, Fort Vancouver Regional Libraries staff described a newly adopted 2026–2030 strategic plan and explained that trustees removed the word “equitable” from mission/priorities and added language honoring parents’ primary role; staff said they worry the edits could presage restrictive policy changes to collections and access.
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Jennifer Gueltrup, executive director of the Fort Vancouver Regional Libraries, told the La Center City Council on March 11 that the library district’s board formally adopted a five-year strategic plan but made last-minute edits that removed the adjective “equitable” from mission and priority language and added a sentence saying policy should be applied “in a manner that honors the primary role of parents and guardians.”
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