Texas county commission votes to keep library in operation after threat of closure over banned books
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By Ed Lavandera, Andy Rose and Ashley Killough, CNN A rural Texas county voted Thursday afternoon to drop discussion for now of possibly defunding the county’s library system after a federal judge ordered it to return more than a dozen banned books to library shelves.
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Rural Texas County Will Keep Public Libraries Open and Return Banned Books to Its Shelves After Judge Order
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Texas county commission votes to keep library in operation after threat of closure over banned books
By Andy Rose, CNN A rural Texas county that was ordered by a federal judge to return banned books to its public library shelves is now considering shutting down its libraries entirely. A meeting of the Commissioners Court of Llano County on Thursday will include discussion of whether to “continue or…
Book bans in Llano County, Texas prompted a lawsuit that forced books back on the shelf. Local officials are considering closing the library system's doors.
By Ed Lavandera, Andy Rose and Ashley Killough, CNN A rural Texas county voted Thursday afternoon to drop discussion for now of possibly defunding the county’s library system after a federal judge ordered it to return more than a dozen banned books to library shelves.
Leaders in a rural Texas county held a special meeting Thursday but drew back from the drastic option of shutting their public library system rather than heeding a federal judge’s order to return books to the shelves on themes ranging from teen sexuality and gender to bigotry and race.
Leaders in a rural Texas county held a special meeting Thursday but drew back from the drastic option of shutting their public library system rather than heeding a federal judge’s order to return books to the shelves on themes ranging from teen sexuality and gender to bigotry and race.
Leaders in a rural Texas county drew back Thursday from the drastic option of shutting their public library system rather than heeding a federal judge’s order to return books to the shelves.
The vote on the shutdown was the latest maneuver in a battle over contested titles pertaining to teens, sex education, race and joke books removed after complaints.
A federal judge ordered a Texas library to return books that were moved because they were controversial. Leaders of the Texas county considered shutting down the town's public library.
Leaders in a rural Texas county held a special meeting Thursday but drew back from the drastic option of shutting their public library system rather than heeding a federal judge’s order to return books to the shelves on themes ranging from teen sexuality and gender to bigotry and race.
