Article published Jan 20, 2006
A new chapter
Fate of 'Lolita' falls into hands of county attorney
Marion County Attorney Gordon Johnston has a new job: he is now the county's book reviewer.
And he wound up with that job Thursday after Marion County commissioners saw that their policy and procedures for addressing concerns about the appropriateness of books in the public library is inadequate.
The commission considered an appeal of Library Director Julie Sieg's decision that the book "Lolita" was bought and placed correctly on the open shelves in the adult section of the public library. It voted 3-2 to uphold Sieg's ruling.
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A new chapter
Fate of 'Lolita' falls into hands of county attorney
Marion County Attorney Gordon Johnston has a new job: he is now the county's book reviewer.
And he wound up with that job Thursday after Marion County commissioners saw that their policy and procedures for addressing concerns about the appropriateness of books in the public library is inadequate.
The commission considered an appeal of Library Director Julie Sieg's decision that the book "Lolita" was bought and placed correctly on the open shelves in the adult section of the public library. It voted 3-2 to uphold Sieg's ruling.
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