Llano County officials must offer library books they’d removed, judge orders
Local officials are appealing the order in a lawsuit that drew national attention. Seven library patrons say the book removals infringed their First Amendment rights. Full Story
![Cars pass by the the Llano County Courthouse in Llano on Monday, Dec. 14, 2021. The Commissioners Court for Llano County voted to close the public library to "inventory and catalog" their books after community pushback related to books that some deemed offensive. The pushback also led to a decision to immediately shut down an online library of thousands of books out of fears that children could access material not appropriate for children. Sergio Flores for The Texas Tribune](https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/8WLBZGS01GBy9weL7PQqBBhiHPI=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/28d969adc1e72df52342a98e16f22aa9/Llano%20City%20File%20SF%20TT%2002.jpg)