The Texas Tribune reports a new “young adults plus” section will be added to house books aimed at an older teen audience, separating them from books for younger readers. The commissioners also voted to close the library for three days for “inventory and proper cataloging of books.” According to the Texas Tribune, their staff will also be conducting a “thorough review” of every children’s book in the library and assessing their content. “Once these options are evaluated, the Llano County Commissioners Court will make the determination as quickly as possible as to what online service may be provided in the future.”Īt the same meeting, the commissioners voted to establish a 13-person library advisory board with members selected from each precinct in the county and one member selected by Judge Cunningham. “This action was taken to provide the County with an opportunity to thoroughly review and better understand the resources provided by OverDrive, the accessibility of those resources, and to explore what other online services are available,” Llano County Judge Ron Cunningham said to KXAN in a statement.
13, Llano County commissioners voted to suspend the OverDrive system during a discussion about library services. “I’ve been reading in the library for years, so I had a thousand books on my list.
Last Friday, White was shocked to find she no longer had access to that online service, called OverDrive. BACKGROUND: Push to ban books in Texas schools spreads to public libraries
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