Salem library to pause review another month following lengthy public hearing

A person examines a book at Salem Public Library. (Caleb Wolf/Special to Salem Reporter)

Debate that was sometimes contentious and sometimes poetic lead to the shelving for at least a month of a rigorous review of library books.

The Salem Public Library Advisory Board unanimously agreed Wednesday night to keep the review, which many worried would lead to an excessive purge of books, on hiatus until it meets again in February.

The nine-member board…