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Riley Gaines Appointed to Sumner County Library Board as Panel Keeps Nine Seats

Her selection follows stalled action on a proposal targeting gender-identity books due to a lack of quorum.

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.