The four selected will be reviewing and determining if books inside the Helen Hall Library that were flagged by residents as offensive or inappropriate should be removed or reshelved.
. Before council approved the ordinance, several residents protested, calling the committee government overreach and an attempt to ban books.of the committee's creation, said she applied for the role along with a peer. Both called their references, none of which said they were contacted by city officials regarding their committee applications.Swanson and others called into question how the four committee members were selected.
"Obviously, the board is stacked," said Marika Fuller, a League City resident who also opposed the committee's creation. Long said the four proposed members are extremely qualified, not his friends and weren't selected for political reasons. Long said they were not selected on the basis of race or age, either.
"I think if you spent time and talked to those people, I think you would quickly, quickly realize that," he said. Additionally, the reason only four members were considered June 27 is because none of the library board members had applied despite Long asking them to twice, he said.Experts say Texas' excessive ban on books is 'harmful to students'Council will approve three library board members to the committee likely at next meeting, after at least three apply, Long said.
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