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State News December 8, 2022 - 6:16 pm

St. Marys officials looking at ways to reshape public library, limit public comments

by Rachel Mipro, Kansas Reflector

City officials in St. Marys are still looking at ways to reshape the county’s public library after voting under public pressure to extend the library’s lease for a year.

State News December 7, 2022 - 9:37 am

Kansas town’s library lease renewed after months of debate about LGBTQ content

by Rachel Mipro, Kansas Reflector

The Pottawatomie Wabaunsee Regional Library’s lease is safe for another year, following community uproar and legal pressure from the American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas.

State News December 3, 2022 - 5:30 am

‘Troubling and authoritarian’: Kansas ACLU issues warning ahead of St. Marys library vote

by Rachel Mipro, Kansas Reflector

The American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas has advised St. Marys city commissioners to renew the imperiled lease of their local public library, saying the officials are violating the Constitution in a “dangerous exercise of power.”

State News November 18, 2022 - 9:31 am

Alex Gino, author of book that sparked effort to close Kansas town’s library, speaks out

by Rachel Mipro, Kansas Reflector

Alex Gino wanted to write a book that reflected transgender youths’ experiences, the sort of book they wished they’d had when they were young. It took them 12 years to write the book, which went on to receive several literary awards.

State News November 16, 2022 - 8:37 am

Future of Kansas town’s library uncertain after outpouring of support at commission meeting

by Rachel Mipro, Kansas Reflector

Following public outcry about censorship, the St. Marys City Commission decided to table a vote on renewing the Pottawatomie Wabaunsee Regional Library’s lease.

State News November 14, 2022 - 6:39 pm

Future of Kansas town’s library in jeopardy over refusal to remove ‘divisive’ books

by Rachel Mipro, Kansas Reflector

The St. Marys city council is debating whether to renew the library’s lease with the city following the library’s refusal to accept a lease clause asking it to remove all material that could be viewed as socially, racially or sexually divisive, including all LGBTQ content.

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