Overview
- Sumner County Commissioner Jeremy Mansfield said Gaines was appointed to fill one of two vacancies on the library board.
- The board voted to maintain nine members, according to Mansfield’s account of Monday’s meeting.
- A planned vote on a policy regarding transgender-themed books did not occur last week because about half the eight sitting members were absent.
- The board previously rejected efforts to remove transgender-themed titles in August after tabling an initial proposal in May.
- Gaines urged removal of gender-identity books in a social media post and criticized board member attendance.