Texas Libraries Remain Open Despite Controversy Over Banned Books.

Llano County in Texas will keep its libraries open after officials considered shutting them down in the wake of a federal judge's order to replace 17 banned books on their shelves. The books were removed from library shelves after complaints from a local conservative group as part of an ongoing First Amendment court case. The potential library shutdown attracted national attention and was widely condemned by academic and freedom-of-speech groups, who saw it as one further step in the erosion of conservative support for the country's public library system.