Report: “Governor Appoints Ex-School Board Member Recalled Over Book Ban Push to Nebraska’s Library Board”
From the Associated Press (AP):
Republican Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen has appointed a new member to the Nebraska Library Commission — a former local school board member removed from office after trying to ban more than 50 books.
Terri Cunningham-Swanson will serve on the board responsible for promoting, developing and coordinating library services in Nebraska, the Lincoln Journal Star reported Friday. The three-year term ends in June 2027, according to the commission’s website. Cunningham-Swanson will be among six members on the commission.
A message seeking comment from Pillen’s office wasn’t immediately returned.
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Cunningham-Swanson was recalled by 62% of voters who cast ballots in the Plattsmouth school district’s special election in January. She will now serve a three-year term on the Nebraska Library Commission ending in June 2027.
A former paraprofessional and school bus driver, Cunningham-Swanson was selected from “a number of highly qualified people” with library, education or technology backgrounds who applied for the position, according to one person with knowledge of the process.
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Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com.
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