By: Ruben Borjas, Jr. Young had replaced the previous director Jerrilyn Williams following her retirement in At the time, Young had the confidence of the Commissioners, and was later mandated by the court to evaluate and categorize books deemed unsuitable for children, those involving topics on LGBTQ issues, gender affirming care and ideology.
This is not the first case in Texas, one such episode happened in Llano County, located in the Texas Hill Country, where a terminated librarian filed a lawsuit, because the commissioners court never voted to have the books removed.
Although the county library director ordered dozens of books containing nudity and gender affirming care removed, the head librarian at a county branch refused and was then terminated. Montgomery County Commissioners again revisited the issue last fall when the county streamlined the guidelines to judge the suitability of books offered to children. The change to the policy included accepting disputes only from county residents with library cards, and the appointment of a committee of five members to superintend the review process.
Several Montgomery County citizens spoke on agenda item, Section One library employee disclosed to Knuckles that the purchasing manager refused to buy books free from the gender topic.
In adulthood, patients who have undergone the surgery are unable to achieve sexual gratification, much less be the natural parent of a child. Noting that a search will begin to find a library director that will not defy the requests of the commissioners courts. Library staff responded by adding over 80, items to their circulation last year, increasing their already extensive collection.
