Well, this is where the rubber really meets the road, isn’t it? Tomorrow night, September 5th, the Warren County Board of Supervisors will vote on whether...
Nearly all Americans recognize that pornography promotes deviant, perverted moral human behavior. We know it’s addictive and harmful to husband-wife relationships, destroys children’s emotional and mental...
It’s a “moral issue” that the Warren County Board of Supervisors (WCBOS) must address … the “moral issue” that needs to be addressed (and resolved) is...
As a long-time resident of Warren County, I strongly object to any type of censorship of the Samuels Public Library. The definition of a “public library,”...
The salaciously obscene book-banning cabal revealed their true mission on their website: Seize the library! Couch that any way you want, and it remains the government...
I wish to thank the author of the recent letter to the editor, “Investigating the Reasons for the Book Ban Campaign.” Her diligent efforts to provide...
In the last few months, we’ve heard a lot of claims about alleged reasons for the aggressive recent campaign to remove LGBTQ+-themed books from Samuels Public...
A quick search in the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library database regrettably lacks any evidence that Lincoln ever said, “All I have learned, I learned from books,”...
These are the events being presented by the Youth Services Department at Samuels Public Library during the month of September 2023. More information about Samuels Library...
If you don’t care to read this long and detailed letter about the library’s finances, here’s the takeaway: At the insistence of 90 individuals who question...
Samuel’s Public Library is a valuable asset to our community. It provides critical services to the residents/taxpayers of Warren County. It is structured as a private,...
You can find and register for all library events on our website, www.samuelslibrary.net. The Library will be closed on Monday, September 4th for Labor Day. General Education...
I hope that if Samuels had children and young adults’ books promoting the idea that one race is intrinsically superior to another race [no such race...
(Writer’s Note: This story has been updated as of noon, August 17, in the lead paragraph as to the number of speakers on specific topics addressed...
After noting that he had spoken to constituents on both sides of the Samuels Public Library book removal and funding debate following Public Comments at the...
Mr. Walker has responded to my opinion editorial in defense of the transparency of Samuels Library Inc. (SLI) and states that I have tried “… to...
Delores Oates has a friend that is ready to rally to her defense, and that’s really nice to see. It’s just a shame that in addition...
I don’t appreciate it when people popularize lies of any kind, and I find them particularly despicable when they are about a friend. First: Lacking any...
In Richard Jamieson’s letter entitled “Samuels Library Has Money…a Lot of Money”, published August 2, he accuses the library’s leadership of ineptitude and “failure to discuss...
In honor of Library Card Sign-Up Month in September, Samuels Public Library hosts an annual fun and popular SamiCon event each year. Fashioned after the international...
Royal Examiner contacted Samuels Public Library Operations Director and now Interim Director Eileen Grady and Samuels Board of Trustees President Melody Hotek following the August 4th...
As I start my new role as Interim Director at Samuels Library, I would like to thank everyone who has reached out with kind words of...
The government center has been packed with citizens, and all the conversations have been focused on books. It came to my attention that something was not...
The Samuels Public Library Board of Trustees has accepted the resignation of Library Director Michelle Ross and has named Eileen Grady as Interim Director, a role...
There should be absolutely no concern that Samuels Library, Inc. (SLI) will continue its services and operations for its full fiscal year without interruption. That is...
On the morning of August 1st, the Richmond firm of McGuire Woods Consulting LLC, working with Samuels Public Library on its policy review related to the...
Inside Look: A Month Full of Activities, Learning, and Fun Avid readers, science enthusiasts, and even tech lovers mark your calendars! The Samuels Public Library has...
These are the events being presented by the Youth Services Department at Samuels Public Library during the month of August 2023. More information about Samuels Library...
While our local press, including the Royal Examiner, is covering “like a blanket,” some would say, the juvenile library book controversy, today, as I am writing...
As a kid growing up in Front Royal, I would make my summer pilgrimage to my grandma’s farm to spend time with her and my cousins...