A public screening is scheduled at the Llano High School next week of the documentary “The Librarians,” which documents the stories of librarians across the country who have protested removing children’s access to sexually explicit books.
Included in the documentary is Llano local Suzette Baker, who filed suit against Llano County after being fired for not removing sexually explicit books targeting children from the public library shelves despite orders from the county.
The screening of the film is set to take place in the Llano High School auditorium and will include a “Q&A session with film participants and other special guests immediately following.”
Listed as the sponsor on the poster advertising the screening is the Llano County Library System Foundation, whose president is Leila Little.
Little was a plaintiff in a federal lawsuit that claims the county violated residents’ First Amendment rights by removing sexually explicit books from the children’s section of the local library. These claims were rejected by the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals and the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear the case on appeal.
Little, and her husband Robert, are both running for the same county commissioner position, hoping to unseat current Precinct 4 Commissioner Jerry Don Moss, who supported removing the books. Leila is running as a Democrat, while Robert is running as a Republican.
Locals believe both Baker and Little will be a part of the Q&A session.
Texas Scorecard reached out to the Llano ISD requesting clarification on whether the district is endorsing the content of the movie or the individuals offering the screening, but did not receive a reply before publication.
