‘Samuels Public Library is not broken’: Some Front Royal residents push back on decision to install board over library

Virginia Republicans vote to take control of local library after losing fight to remove LGBTQ+ books

A public library in Virginia that successfully pushed back against book bans last year has been taken over by Republican elected officials despite objections from the local community. In a contentious move, the all-Republican Warren County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 early Wednesday morning to assert greater control over Samuels Public Library, the institution lauded as Virginia’s 2024 Library of the Year and beneficiary of a substantial $500…

Virginia county votes to install governing body over local library after backlash from LGBTQ books

The chair of the Warren County board, Cheryl Cullers, was the sole vote against the move.

Virginia County Votes to Exert Control over Library That Defended LGBTQ Books

FRONT ROYAL, Va. - Hour upon hour, residents marched to the lectern - grandparents, home-schoolers, veterans, teachers, merchants, farmers, students - an unlikely cross-section of this little community united in one mission: defending their public library against what they saw as a hostile takeover by the Warren County Board of Supervisors.

Virginia county votes to exert control over library that defended LGBTQ books

‘Samuels Public Library is not broken’: Some Front Royal residents push back on decision to install board over library

A Virginia library that faced the threat of being shut down last year over its book offerings that involve gay, lesbian and transgender characters is once again at the center of controversy. After a contentious public hearing Wednesday night, the Warren County Board of Supervisors has voted to place a governing body over the Samuels Public Library in Front Royal, Virginia. The supervisors voted 4-1 to install a public library board of directors;…

Call for consultation over changes to Ilkley Library

ILKLEY Civic Society is calling for more transparency and a public consultation over plans to make “significant changes” to the town’s library.