a computer training lab. A Planning Task Force was created in 2001 to determine the library service needs of county residents and to recommend a course of action for the library. In January 2002, a Facilities Master Plan was accepted. A $10 million bond issue was added to the November ballot to fund new buildings for the R.B. Tullis and West Branch libraries and to add a new facility in the western reaches of The Woodlands. The bond passed with a 52% margin despite strong opposition led by a group of citizens opposed to an increase in taxes. Controversies Montgomery County Texas had a divisive string of book challenges. In August 2002, a group of citizens attended a meeting of the Commissioners' Court to push for the removal of Robie Harris' It's Perfectly Normal due to complaints that the title was inappropriate. AT first, the directive was given to remove the work from Library shelves, which was a violation of the very policy that the Court had approved just 6 years earlier. Shortly thereafter, it was agreed that the book would be reconsidered in keeping with the established procedures. The Republican Leadership Council (RLC) pushed for a change in policy on how the committee was devised. Previously, it was 5 librarians; however, it was amended to include 5 citizens as well. The RLC also started a campaign to combat a bond issue to raise $10 million for library expansions, citing tax increases as the reason for the campaign. In 2003 a library takeover was planned by County Judge Alan B. Sadler that resulted in an investigation by the Montgomery County District Attorney and a confidential settlement regarding violations of Texas open meeting laws. Sadler sought to give control over the approval of all materials procured by the library to the county commission. As a result of these ongoing struggles, Library Director Jerilynn A. Williams received the PEN First Amendment Award in 2003. Branches Central Library (Conroe) Malcolm Purvis Magnolia Branch Library (Magnolia) Charles B. Stewart - West Branch Library (Montgomery) South Regional Branch Library (The Woodlands) R.B. Tullis Branch Library (New Caney) R.F. Meador Branch (Willis) George & Cynthia Woods Mitchell Library (The Woodlands) The Central Library in Conroe houses the fourth largest genealogical collection in Texas with an emphasis on Southern U.S. genealogy. Notes External links Montgomery County Memorial Library System Montgomery Memorial Library System Conroe, Texas The Woodlands,