Residents urged the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors to act on sexually explicit materials in county library collections and to restore interactive webinar participation for remote public comment; county staff said steps have been taken in county‑run libraries.

Why it matters: Commenters said they have repeatedly petitioned for review of library materials and for the ability to speak remotely during meetings. They connected those access concerns to broader transparency and due‑process issues and asked the board to schedule a public hearing dedicated to library‑content compliance.

Public comment and county response
Roger Maya told supervisors that “explicit material still shelved in minors sections of our county libraries” and urged the board to “set at least one public meeting dedicated to library content compliance.” He cited Arizona law (ARS 13‑3051 through 13‑30512) that, in his view, prohibits furnishing harmful material to minors.

Kristen Veil and other commenters asked the board to restore interactive webinar participation so remote residents can speak, saying the county’s “listen‑only” webinar setting effectively silences many who cannot travel to the meeting.

County Manager Jennifer Pekorski told the board during public comment that “any books that were on juvenile [sections identified as problematic] have been removed from the juvenile section and placed in the adult section of the library in all of the Maricopa County run libraries.” The chairman and other supervisors clarified that the board’s jurisdiction covers county libraries, not libraries run by incorporated cities such as Phoenix, Glendale or Peoria.

Board action and limits
During the meeting the board approved the 2026 meeting schedule for the library district. Several supervisors emphasized that an ad‑hoc report from the county manager on libraries would need to be placed on a future agenda; the vice chair said adding an unscheduled report disenfranchises those not present or listening.

What remains unresolved
Public commenters asked the board to identify timelines and milestones for removing or reclassifying materials and to tackle the backlog of public records and body‑camera requests. Supervisors and the county manager affirmed actions taken in county‑run branches but did not schedule a dedicated public hearing on content compliance during this meeting.

Geographic and procedural clarifications
Supervisors reminded callers that the county does not govern city‑run libraries such as Phoenix’s system; callers who raised issues about city libraries were directed to the respective city governments. The board said any further reports by county staff should be placed on a future agenda to allow notice and public participation.