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Local resident urges delay to proposed library policy on 'explicit materials'
Summary
During public comment, Darlyn Newell told commissioners a proposed library policy to restrict explicit material for children is unnecessary and could face legal challenges, and said she believed the county attorney had not yet reviewed the draft.
During the public-comment portion of the meeting, Lander resident Darlyn Newell told the commission she was concerned about a library board meeting and a proposed policy she described as seeking to "protect children from harmful ******** explicit materials." She said, "there's no ******** explicit materials in the library" and questioned why the draft was being rushed while she understood the proposed language had been submitted to the county attorney but not yet reviewed.
Newell said the policy language resembled legislation that previously did not pass and warned that pushing the measure quickly could expose the county to lawsuits. Commissioners acknowledged the comment; no formal action on the library policy was taken at the meeting. One commissioner noted the county attorney's review is pending and suggested further review before any administrative action.
The public-comment exchange occurred early on the agenda; commissioners later continued with scheduled departmental reports and other agenda items.
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