Library board member corrects article

Editor, Gazette-Journal:

Regarding your article in the July 7 issue "Library’s Gay Pride Month display taken down following complaints," I am requesting that you correct the erroneous information that states, "Among the four persons who complained, Rebertus said, were Ware District supervisor Gregory Woodard and Jody Perkins, a member of the county’s library board."

Not only did I NOT complain about the exhibit, I spearheaded the movement to make the public aware of the early removal of the exhibit, which was done without regard to library policy. Rebertus’s statement in your article that "There is no policy for removing in-house displays …" is incorrect. Our Policy Manual (rev. 2002) does not distinguish between library-sponsored displays, public displays, or library materials but states that grievances shall be handled using the Request for Reconsideration of Materials form to be fill...