LIBRARY NETWORK ELECTION: Vote for Hanley and Plass

We have an election next month and for the vast majority of us it should be simple. Do we want our children exposed to objectionable books in the children’s and the youth sections in the library? Of course not. Are they in the library? Hundreds of books. Are they a small minority? Yes, but they are there. Even Trustee Regina McCrea, who you should not vote for, admitted as much when she said that she shutters to think that her child would read such material. Why are they not being removed? Because it would be “censorship.” We censor kids all the time. They can’t drive until they are in their middle teens. They can’t drink alcohol, etc. Of course objectionable material should not be given to kids!

What is objectionable material? If 95% of North Idaho parents think it is, then it is. What if the small minority want to expose their kids to the difference between a gay person and a queer person, or see pornography, then they can. We should have books for the parents to check out for their child.

I recently received a mailer from Regina McCrea and Judy Meyer. It was horrid. Almost not a single item was completely true. Shame on you, Judy!

The circulation of CLN has dropped since 2018. Why did we not see an up surge in 2022 along with population growth and increased taxes. We don’t trust the library.

Vote for Tom Hanley and Tim Plass. I will.

GLEN K. SEELY

Coeur d’Alene