The League of Women Voters of Kootenai County will host a Community Library Network trustee election town hall from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 6 at the Post Falls American Legion, 1138 E. Poleline Ave.
In North Idaho next month, two seats on the Community Library Network Board of Trustees will be up for a vote. Trustees help set library policy, approve the budget and work with the system’s director. But this election will also be a test of whether voters think the board ought to be clearing bookshelves as well.
One of the reasons I was attracted to Idaho was freedom. My husband was born and raised in Idaho, and wanted to live somewhere that supported the Second Amendment. I was attracted to the homeschool freedoms we have in Idaho. I believe in medical freedom, and even though we moved to Idaho before COVID, I was grateful we lived here during COVID.
According to the Idaho Family Policy Center in a survey published in December 2022, 74% of Idaho voters believe public schools and community libraries should keep sexually-explicit materials away from children.