During the September 3, 2024 Pasco County Board of Commissioners meeting, Commissioner Seth Weightman proposed circumventing the standard review processes for public library books and instead, he and many of the commissioners wanted to immediately ban nearly 100 books. The list was composed by using the Florida Department of Education’s objection list. 

 All of the books we know of have characters from the LGBTQ+ or other diverse and marginalized communities. These books have already been removed from the library shelves, pending review. 

 It was only after the county’s attorney made them aware of pending litigation around such book banning that they ultimately agreed to allow the process to move forward instead of having an immediate ban. However, all of these books have already been suppressed and removed from the library shelves pending the extended review. 

We need to hold the County Commissioners accountable for their actions, remind them that they represent ALL residents of Pasco County, and that we want these books to be put back on the bookshelves because there is nothing wrong with them!