Prosecutors In Wyoming Considering Charging Librarians For Stocking Books

Some librarians in Campbell County are accused of putting books some say are obscene in sections for children and teenagers.

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Prosecutors in Wyoming are evaluating whether to file criminal charges against officials at a public library for stocking books some say are obscene in sections for children and teenagers.

For weeks, Campbell County Public Library officials have been facing a local outcry over the books and for scheduling a transgender magician to perform for youngsters, an act canceled amid threats against the magician and library staff.

After reviewing the case involving five nonfiction books having to do with sex education and LGBTQ issues at the library in Gillette, local prosecutors will ask for a special prosecutor to also weigh in on the case, County Attorney Mitchell Damsky announced Friday.