 A citizens committee charged with reviewing challenged books for the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District has completed its work. The committee reviewed 35 books over the last year and voted to permanently remove 19 from school libraries. A lawsuit over the removed books is ongoing and is set to go to trial next year. In the spring of 2023, Matsu residents raised questions to school board members about whether certain library books violated obscenity statutes. Thus far, the school board has only removed seven books.