Public library advocates are voicing concerns about spending cuts and possibly even censorship of books as the Kentucky General Assembly advances a bill to give county politicians control of libraries' governing boards.
"This has the potential to turn local libraries into a political entity when we have tried really hard to keep libraries non-political and to serve everybody in our communities regardless of political beliefs or personal philosophies or creeds," said Jean Ruark, executive director of the Paul Sawyier Public Library in Frankfort and advocacy chairwoman for the Kentucky Public Library Association.
The Senate on Friday voted 20-to-10 to pass Senate Bill 167 and send it to the House.
