Overview
- County commissioners voted on Oct. 21 to maintain a nine-member library board and approved Gaines to fill one of two vacancies, a move she confirmed on X.
- Joanna Daniels was not reappointed at the end of her term, and she said Gaines will carry forward her push to remove transgender-themed and sexually explicit materials from children’s sections.
- Business owner Steve Wasilowski will also join the board, which is scheduled to meet next on Nov. 12, when contested collection policies could return for consideration.
- Earlier efforts to enact a removal policy were tabled in May and rejected in August, and a planned vote last week failed for lack of a quorum.
- The appointment drew divided responses, with six commissioners voting no and some local officials publicly criticizing the choice while others praised it.