Douglas County FReadom Defenders
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The book crisis actors say the library provides pornography, obscene and sexually explicit materials to children. Is this true? To anyone who has ever visited the library, the obvious answer is no. Library staff hold advanced degrees and are professionally trained to select age-appropriate materials for purchase and display. You will not find copies of … Continue reading Fact Check: A Closer Look at the Challenged Books
If you watched the recent Douglas County Commissioner Town Hall regarding Family Friendly Facilities, you probably recognized many of the people attempting to ban PrideFest in Castle Rock as the same people behind the current book ban campaign at Douglas County Libraries — all in the name of "protecting children's innocence" and insisting that it's … Continue reading Fact Check: Inside the Appeals
If it walks like a duck and talks like a duck, then it's probably a duck. Or in this case, it's a book ban. No one is banning books. No one is calling for books to be banned. It is about age appropriateness, and leaving politics out of kids minds. For those saying, we’re trying … Continue reading Fact Check: A Book Ban by any Other Name is Still a Book Ban
Sign the Petition: Tell the Library Trustees that Book Bans Have No Place in Douglas County! A group of people demanding the removal of LGBTQ books continued their campaign at the June Library Board of Trustees Business Meeting. Most local residents and library administration resisted. The trustees will decide on at least four of the … Continue reading Colorado Newsline: More LGBTQ Book Removals Demanded in Douglas County
According to the Douglas County Libraries Appeals Policy, "Should the customer desire to appeal the decision of the Executive Library Director, the Executive Library Director will assist the customer in making the request to the Board. The Board’s decision will be final." Several challenged books are heading towards the Board for a final decision. We … Continue reading Tell the Trustees: Douglas County Supports the Right to Read!
06/26/23: This post has been updated to include the Executive Library Director's decision to keep the materials shelved as is. The challenges can now be appealed to the Library Board of Trustees for a final decision. Send Bob a thank you letter/email and be sure to copy the trustees so they see your support! On … Continue reading Fact Check: Freedom Fathers Claim False Victory
According to the Douglas County Libraries Collection Policy, the library “will make every effort to correlate our content choices with community demand and interests. The District seeks to build a market driven inventory rather than any pre-conceived philosophy or bias.” You can help support diverse books and authors just by using your library card and … Continue reading Check Out to Help Out: Use Your Library Card to Defend FReadom!
During the May Library Board of Trustees Meeting, the conservative Christian group called the "Freedom Fathers" continued their attack against books with LGBTQ themes. Ironically, several of those who complained about children having access to so-called "pornographic" materials came armed with posters containing excerpts from those very same materials, showing pictures of genitalia and sexual … Continue reading NewsBreak: DougCo Residents Fight Calls to Remove Books
During the May Library Board of Trustees Meeting, the conservative Christian group called the "Freedom Fathers" continued their attack against books with LGBTQ themes. They were joined by Douglas County Republican Party chair Steve Peck, who insisted they were just trying to protect young kids from pornography, not book-banning. The book crisis actors were outnumbered … Continue reading Colorado Newsline: Residents Resist Censorship
During the April Library Board of Trustees Meeting, members of a conservative Christian group called the "Freedom Fathers" launched an attack against books with LGBTQ themes. One speaker even suggested a bonfire. An equal number of community members spoke in defense of the library's collection policies, diverse books and the freedom to read. Three formal … Continue reading Colorado Newsline: Drag Queen Children’s Book Draws Objections
Douglas County FReadom Defenders 