Kip Hill writes: “A four-way race for two seats on the board responsible for running the library system in parts of Kootenai County (Idaho) has prompted questions about censorship of materials and charges that the local Republican Party is injecting partisan politics into a nonpartisan position. Incumbents Bob Fish and Michele Veale face challenges from Vanessa Robinson and Rachelle Ottosen for their seats on the Community Library Network board of trustees, a body controlling a roughly $7 million budget and a seven-library system. The challengers have drawn the support of the Kootenai County Republican Central Committee and have advocated for the removal of certain materials from the children’s section of the library dealing with social causes, including gender identity, racial discrimination, and sexual orientation.”