The Garfield County Public Library District (GCPLD) will not relocate books that some members of the public consider unsuitable for children to read, library staff said at the board of trustees meeting on June 5. However, the board will consider a new library card at its July meeting that would restrict materials that minors could […]
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New Facebook page wants to raise awareness about threats to local libraries
The goal of Protect Our Garfield County Libraries (POGCL), a new, private Facebook page, is to convince the Garfield County Commissioners (BOCC) to ease up on the Garfield County Public Library District. New Castle resident Carole O’Brien is the spokesperson for the group and met with The Sopris Sun on Saturday, April 20 at, appropriately […]
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GarCo Report: Library budget approved, malcontent speaks twice
Two Garfield County Board of Commissioner (BOCC) hopefuls for District 2, which is incumbent John Martin’s seat, began this week’s meeting during the open public comment period. Democrat Douglas Salg (Glenwood Springs) invited his Republican opponent Caleb Waller (Silt) and the commissioners to a Garfield County Dems meet-and-greet in Glenwood Springs on Friday, Jan. 15. […]
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Pornography panic at GCPLD board meeting
The crowd that gathered at the Carbondale Library on Thursday, Sept. 7 was too big for the Calaway Room, and spilled out into the hall. Word was out that Rifle resident Trish O’Grady would be presenting her complaints to the Garfield County Public Library District board of trustees (GLB) about what she considers to be […]
