Kansas City Star Reports [[email protected], lisnews1] Facing intense public criticism, members of the Johnson County Library Board voted Wednesday to reinstate national guidelines of intellectual freedom that guide how library materials are selected.
One month ago, the board voted 4-3 to remove from its collections development policy the American Library Association’s “Bill of Rights� and other guiding principles that shape its collection.
Some saw it as housekeeping to make the library’s policies consistent; others saw it as a smokescreen to hide an agenda by the far right to censor library materials.
The vote generated dozens of letters, e-mails and phone calls from residents, the majority of whom criticized the board for taking a step backward. Some threatened to withhold contributions to the library until the vote was changed, while others said the library’s national reputation was at stake.
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