Three people sit with a sign at a Campbell County, Wyo., Library Board meeting, July 23, 2023, in Gillette, Wyo. The library system is among several local and state libraries that have cut ties with the American Library Association amid criticism that the librarian professional group, which has stood up for books some deem harmful to youngsters, has become politicized. (Ed Glazar/Gillette News Record via AP)
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — After parents in a rural and staunchly conservative Wyoming county joined nationwide pressure on librarians to pull books they considered harmful to youngsters, the local library board obliged with new policies making such books a higher priority for removal — and keeping out of collections.
