Parents Decide for Their Own Kids, Not Others’

Every parent has the right to guide what their children read.

Book bans take that choice away by letting a few people decide for all families.

Local control should mean parents making choices for their own households, not forcing decisions onto others.

Respect for Diverse Families

Our community includes families with many different values, faiths, and traditions.

Free access honors that diversity by letting each parent decide what fits their family.

Bans erase those differences by imposing a single viewpoint on everyone.

Libraries as Partners, Not Gatekeepers

Libraries give parents tools, reading lists, age-level guides, and librarian support, to help them steer their kids’ reading.

Removing books doesn’t empower parents; it removes resources.

True partnership means trust: parents guiding their children, libraries providing choices.

Protecting Local Freedom

Book bans are often driven by national agendas, not local needs.

Here in Garfield County, we value independence and the freedom to make our own choices.

Protecting parental freedom means resisting outside efforts to control our shelves.

Core Principle

Freedom is about the right to say “yes” or “no” for your own family, not to take away that choice from your neighbor.

Parental freedom means I choose for my kids, and you choose for yours, not one voice making decisions for everyone.