Maggie Threatens to Pull Funding
Following a story broken by Channel 10 and highlighted yesterday by Bob Lonsberry, County Executive Maggie Brooks issued a stern and pointed ultimatum to the Central Library: stop the porn or I stop the money.
Brooks voiced her disgust after the Channel 10 expose which filmed a probationary sex offender viewing child pornography in close proximity to the children's' section of the library. In her letter, Brooks stated:
“I am demanding that our Central Library take immediate action to halt the public viewing of pornography and other graphic materials. And should the library chose to ignore this reasonable demand to protect our community’s children, I am prepared to exit the annual agreement with the City of Rochester, and defund library operations at the earliest possible date under the terms of the agreement. Simply put, I refuse to allow any further County tax dollars to flow to a facility that has failed to protect our children.”
Statements from library administration, or at least their assistants (why are there so many assistants in the library system?), can be found in the Channel 10 story. No statements have been given in response to Brooks' letter.
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