Douglas County Libraries Board of Trustees ultimately rejected Aaron Wood's request to remove four LGBTQ+ books from library at their August 23rd board meeting, voting that library staff followed current policies and thereby upholding the library director's decision. Although Wood alleged in his appeal that the books promote the “destructive homosexual lifestyle," Executive Library Director … Continue reading CCM: Douglas County Libraries Denies Request to Remove 4 LGBTQ Books

Aaron Wood presented his case regarding four LGBTQ books to the library trustees at their August Board Business Meeting. Local residents overwhelmingly spoke in support of the books and the library director's refusal to remove, relocate, relabel or otherwise censor the materials. The library board of trustees unanimously voted that library staff followed current policies, … Continue reading Colorado Newsline: Douglas County Library Board Rejects Calls to Ban Four LGBTQ-themed Books

Denver7 News interviewed residents who have made public comment at previous library board meetings on their perspective about the book challenges. Before the meeting, Sue said: If there is a 15-year-old, or a 17-year-old kid, who thinks they're the only ones who are gay, or who are transgender, or who are just questioning what's going … Continue reading Denver7 News: Douglas County Library Board Unanimously Votes Against Pulling Four LGBTQ+ Books

Olivia Young from CBS Colorado interviews Douglas County FReadom Defender Jessica Fredrickson and Christian conservative Aaron Wood about the upcoming library board meeting, when the fate of Wood's four appeals will be decided. Check out the CBS story: https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/four-books-calls-banned-douglas-county-libraries/ Wood once again claimed that "banning books is not what this is about." Remember, we've got … Continue reading CBS Colorado: 4 Books Face Calls to be Banned from Douglas County Libraries

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

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