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The four proposals take varied approaches to requiring porn sites to verify the age of all visitors and imposing civil liability if minors access pornographic content.
“We think this needs to be shelved,” said the director of the Daniel Boone Regional Library District in Columbia; paying for elections would divert money from books and other materials.
"It s pretty clear folks are very upset about the content of libraries and the way things are selected and rejected," said Rep. Tony Lovasco, R-O Fallon.
Missouri's current law calls for county executives and mayors to appoint members of public library boards within their jurisdiction. At least one state lawmaker wants to change that process.