Link to April 9 GM Today article, "West Bend library petitioned to take books off teen list".Excerpt: A petition with 443 signatures compiled by town of West Bend residents Ginny and Jim Maziarka and their newly formed West Bend Citizens for Safe Libraries (WBCSL) was presented to the West Bend library this week.
The petition asks that books with sexually explicit passages be removed from a teen-oriented list of materials and reassigned to the adult book section.
The petition asks that books with sexually explicit passages be removed from a teen-oriented list of materials and reassigned to the adult book section.
In a written statement, the Maziarkas describe the petition as "a formal request for policy changes at the West Bend Community Memorial Library, signed by 443 concerned citizens. The petitions request that the library board take a roll call vote to adopt 5 policies to make the library child-safe and family-friendly."
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