[Libs-Or] [FYI]Iowa library temporarily closes after full-time staff leaves following complaints about 'liberal agenda' in book selection

[Max Macias]

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> (CNN)A small-town library in Iowa is scrambling to reopen after community
> complaints about its book selection prompted full-time staff members to
> resign.
> The controversy started over complaints about books on display for
> children with information on the LGBTQ community, according to Jimmy Kelly,
> board chair of the Vinton Public Library.
> "They would like balance that for every book that talks about LGBTQ
> issues, that there also be a book describing traditional gender
> expression," Kelly told CNN Thursday.


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<https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/15/us/iowa-library-closes-book-collection/index.html>
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