Macon County Public Library considers changing complaint policy after LGBTQ display
FRANKLIN, N.C. (WLOS) — After an LGBTQ display at the Macon County Public Library last summer sparked controversy in the community, officials are looking for a better way to handle complaints.
There’s a proposed library policy change designed to foster productive conversations with the community moving forward.
The changes under consideration call for the person making the complaint to be from the community and have a library card for the Macon County library system. The change is meant to apply to complaints like the one last summer about an LGBTQ book display during Pride Month.
Michael Sauers is the Technology Manager for Do Space in Omaha, NE. After earning his MLS in 1995 from the University at Albany's School of Information Science and Policy Michael spent his first 20 years as a librarian training other librarians in technology along with time as a public library trustee, a bookstore manager for a library friends group, a reference librarian, a technology consultant, and a bookseller. He has written dozens of articles for various journals and magazines and has published 14 books ranging from library technology, blogging, Web design, and an index to a popular horror magazine. In his spare time, he blogs at TravelinLibrarian.info, runs The Collector's Guide to Dean Koontz website at CollectingKoontz.com, takes many, many photos, and typically reads more than 100 books a year.
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