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Warren County Board of Supervisors voted 4 -1 early Wednesday to take greater control over Samuels Public Library .
The independent, nonprofit library has clashed with conservative county leaders over LGBTQ-themed books.
After a six-hour public hearing in which nearly 100 residents begged them not to act, the supervisors voted at 2 a.m. to create a new library board to oversee policy and budget.
The effort to exert political control over the independent library drew national attention last year .
County leaders backed off and renewed funding through June 2025 .
Samuels is a private nonprofit governed by a 15 -member board selected from the county’s five districts.
Trustee president Melody Hotek was named 2024 trustee of the year by the Virginia Library Association .
If the county wants to work with the library, there's one last option: Total independence.
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