Salem library used flawed data when preparing for controversial book review

A man at Salem Public Library in December. Officials with the Chemeketa Cooperative Regional Library System said Monday that the Salem library and many others it works with have been miscounting their print materials. (Caleb Wolf/Special to Salem Reporter)

Data used by Salem Public Library to justify a rigorous review of its books was flawed, recent interviews have established.

Officials at the Chemeketa Cooperative Regional Library System say the Salem Public Library inaccurately included microfilm,…