Frederick County Commissioners reverses decision on English-only restriction on audio books

[Harold Schiffman]

FREDERICK, Md. (Map, News) - The Frederick County Commissioners voted
to eliminate an English-only restriction on audio books bought by the
Frederick County Public Libraries.

Four commissioners voted on the issue Tuesday after Commissioner Kai
Hagen asked the board to reconsider the policy. John Thompson Jr.
voted against the reversal. The restriction was imposed last week on a
routine funding request for about $411,000 worth of audio books on CD.
The restriction only permitted foreign language instruction to be
bought with the money in a language other than English. Commissioner
Charles Jenkins says [he] reversed his position after receiving
thoughtful e-mails from county residents.

http://www.examiner.com/a-1556400~Panel_reverses_English_only_policy_for_libraries.html

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