Texas county considers library shutdown to avoid overturning book ban

Llano County officials in Texas are considering shutting down their library system instead of complying with a federal judge's order to return 17 banned books to the shelves. The books, which include themes of LGBTQ+ identity and race, were removed last year without public input after officials declared them pornographic and sexually explicit. The county appealed the judge's order, and now officials will meet to consider closing the libraries entirely. This is part of a right-wing trend nationwide challenging and banning books, and harassing librarians.