LLANO COUNTY, Texas — Books banned by leaders in one Texas county were ordered to be put back on the shelf after a judge ruled in favor of residents suing the county.
Seven patrons of the Llano County Library System sued the county judge and county commissioners for taking books off the shelves that the county ruled were inappropriate due to their “messages and content," according to the lawsuit.
They demanded and were successful in getting the county librarian, who is also being sued, to remove the books. Judge Pitman agreed with the library patrons in part -- books were removed simply because the government doesn’t like the content is a First Amendment violation. Last year, a record-breaking 1,269 demands were made to censor library books and resources, the American Library Association said.
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