St. Charles Library officials are working to put security measures in place before they reopen the building, which has been closed since Jan. 20 following backlash over the library's COVID-19 mask policy.
Library officials are working with St. Charles police to put security measures in place prior to reopening the library that has been closed since Jan. 20. Attempts to reach library officials to see what security measures they are adding were unsuccessful.without wearing masks as part of a protest
After the incident, library officials said they began receiving threatening emails and phone calls with statements like “they don’t even know what a threat to safety is yet,” “these people need to be shown what an actual ambush looks like,” “freedom rules, you guys are going to go down,” officials said in a statement on the library’s website.
One person tweeted “Imagine the reaction if you all went in there with loaded guns,” following the protest.During a special virtual library board meeting last week, members approved closing the library until further notice.
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