West Bend Library Board President Not Reappointed

Wow.  Ginny has the scoop.

As most will recall, Barbara Deters, the library board president who led the revolt against the citizens of West Bend during the issue concerning sexually explicit books for minors, was named for reappointment by Mayor Kris Deiss.  Alderman Michael Schlotfeldt took issue with this reappointment and asked to have Deters removed from the blanket vote of all library board reappointments on the agenda.  As a result, the discussion went around the table.

The vote:

Kudos to the West Bend Council.  And for those of you who think this may be partisan… kudos to Mike Schlotfeldt, former (may still be slightly current) Chairman of the Democratic Party of Washington County, for leading the effort, and boo to Roger Kist, former Chairman of the Republican Party of Washington County, for voting no. 

Regardless of what you thought of the controversy itself, Deters behaved unprofessionally and publicly attacked the council and individual members - even though she is appointed by the council and is supposed to be an instrument of the city.  It was time for her to go. 

UPDATE: The Daily News has the story.  It’s nice to see government working.

Of the nine Library Board appointees who last year dealt with a campaign to remove or label certain books in the young adult section of the West Bend Community Memorial Library only one remains, John Aynesworth.