The Anchorage Assembly rejected three nominees to the Library Advisory Board who were put forward by Mayor Dave Bronson, amid ongoing tensions between the Assembly and administration centered on the library and its advisory board.
The efforts by some Library Advisory Board members to limit youths’ access to the book stalled in May, when the Assembly passed
Assembly member Anna Brawley said at Tuesday’s Assembly meeting that it seemed like the advisory board meeting showed that some members of the board may have difficulty separating their personal views from the public’s interest in the library. She said she was concerned about comments made by advisory board members about the library director at the meeting.
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