Library system controversy brewing in Llano county

  • Llano County Commissioners discontinued Over-Drive, the system’s former means of checking out e-books at county-funded libraries (including the Llano Public Library pictured here), after learning that OverDrive couldn’t separate adult from minor users. One resident expressed discontent about the move at a recent commissioners meeting. File photo
    Llano County Commissioners discontinued Over-Drive, the system’s former means of checking out e-books at county-funded libraries (including the Llano Public Library pictured here), after learning that OverDrive couldn’t separate adult from minor users. One resident expressed discontent about the move at a recent commissioners meeting. File photo
Calling the Llano County Library Advisory Board a “political appointee” and the board’s recommendation to switch to the Bibliothec electronic checkout system “a power play,” Jeanne Puryear on Monday demanded that Llano County commissioners restore the library system’s old means of accessing electronic media. Because Puryear, who is a Llano County resident, was speaking during the public comment…

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