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.
Following public comments both for and against a possible shutdown, the Llano County Commissioners Court decided to remove consideration of a possible closure from the agenda, assuring its three libraries remain open.
The special meeting was called after U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman granted a temporary injunction last month that ordered almost 20 books be returned to library shelves. The other defendants include the four county commissioners, the library system's current director and some new members of the library board.
Resident James Arno, who supported keeping the libraries open, said parents can monitor what their children are reading without denying access to others. The books that were being kept off the shelf include "Caste: The Origins of Our Discontent" by Isabel Wilkerson, "They Called Themselves the K.K.K: The Birth of an American Terrorist Group," by Susan Campbell Bartoletti, "In the Night Kitchen" by Maurice Sendak, "It's Perfectly Normal: Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex and Sexual Health" by Robie H. Harris and "Being Jazz: My Life as a Teen" by Jazz Jennings.
Over 1,200 challenges were compiled by the ALA last year, by far the most since the association began keeping data over 20 years ago. The 2022 number was nearly double the then-record total for 2021.
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