Lafayette public library board president defends book display policy


by KLFY

KLFY— The Lafayette public library board of control president defended the new book display policy in a press release on Tuesday.

Santa Rosas Press Gazette—School board updates library policies around book challenges. The process to challenge a book in Santa Rosa County District Schools has been centralized thanks to changes approved at April’s school board meeting on April 11.

@capitalandmain—As Book Bans Soar, Public Libraries Are the New Battleground. Huntington Beach has led a charge on “relocating” children’s books. Now they may hand the library off to a private firm.

MyNewsLA.com—OC Board Extends Contract of Public Defender Schwarz. Orange County supervisors Tuesday extended the contract of Martin Schwarz as the Orange County public defender. Schwarz has led the agency for nearly three years. He was appointed interim public defender in June 2020, then got the job officially in May 2021. Schwarz succeeded Sharon Petrosino, who retired in June 2020. Schwarz’s contract will run […]