PLATTSMOUTH - Stand Up For Plattsmouth Schools organizer Sarah Slattery reacted to the appointment of Terri Cunningham-Swanson to the Nebraska Library Commission.

Cunningham-Swanson was recalled from the Plattsmouth School Board after leading an effort to have about 50 books removed from the school library due to concerns about sexual content and adult themes. Some students protested and a librarian resigned after the books were pulled from the shelves.

Slattery called Gov. Jim Pillen’s appointment of Cunningham-Swanson to the six-member commission a disservice to the residents of Plattsmouth and all Nebraskans.

Ultimately, only one book — “Triangles” by Ellen Hopkins that focuses on three women, including one whose marriage falls apart after she engages in extramarital sex — was pulled from the shelves. Eleven other books were put in a restricted section that students need parent permission to check books out from. More than 30 other books were kept on general library shelves.

 

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