Timeline of the West Bend Public Library Controversy

This is a timeline of events related to the West Bend Community Memorial Library in West Bend, WI.  For more, see West Bend media reports.  Information provided is supported by reliable sources.  Anyone with knowledge may help on this page-just send us a request for access.  Pages editors include Ginny Maziarka and Dan Kleinman. More are welcome. 

Timeline:

• West Bend Timeline - February 2009
• West Bend Timeline - March 2009
• West Bend Timeline - April 2009
• West Bend Timeline - May 2009
• West Bend Timeline - June 2009
• West Bend Timeline - July 2009 
• West Bend Timeline - August 2009 

People/Organizations Involved (Grouped and in Alpha Order):

Citizens of West Bend and Surrounds:

• "Concerned West Bend Citizen"; West Bend, WI; see Sleepless in West Bend
• Fincke, Waring; West Bend, WI
• Hanrahan, Maria; West Bend, WI; see West Bend Parents for Free Speech
• Maziarka, Ginny; West Bend, WI; see Wissup = Wisconsin Speaks Up
• Peterson, Mark; West Bend, WI; see The Motley Cow
• Sleepless in West Bend (blog by "Concerned West Bend Citizen")
• The Motley Cow (blog by Mark Peterson)
• West Bend Parents for Free Speech (blog)
• WISSUP = Wisconsin Speaks Up (blog by Ginny Maziarka)

City of West Bend Elected Officials and Employees, Including Public School Employees:

• City of West Bend (Official Web Site)
• Deiss, Kristine (Mayor)
• Herdrich, Pat (Public School Superintendent)
• Kraft, Warren (Assistant City Attorney)
• Melvin, Dennis (City Administrator)
• Penterman, Jason (West Bend High School Librarian and West Bend Education Ass'n Professional Rights and Responsibilities Officer)
• Roensch, Deb (West Bend School District secretary)
• Schanning, Mary (City Attorney)
• Stahle, Maren (Library Media Specialist and K-12 Library Media Coordinator, West Bend East High School)
• West Bend, Wisconsin (Wikipedia)

Library Employees, Board Members, and Board Applicants:

• Aynesworth, John R.
• Burdge, Mary Jane (School District Representative)
• Cantrell, Sue (Assistant Library Director)
• Deters, Barbara (Secretary)
• Dobberstein, Nick (Alderman)
• Engelbrecht, Kathryn (President)
• Fitz, Tom (Vice-President)
• Geidel, Patti (Treasurer)
• Kasten, Rich (Board Applicant)
• Pekoll, Kristin (Young Adult Librarian)
• Pouros, James, Atty.
• Reilly-Kliss, Mary
• Schaar, Judy (Board Applicant)
• Tyree, Michael (Library Director)
• West Bend Community Memorial Library, West Bend, WI
• West Bend Library Board Members
• YA Zone; Young Adults; Grades Six Thru Twelve  

Media and Authors:

• Belling, Mark, Talk Radio Show Host, News/Talk Radio 1130, Milwaukee, WI
• Bonenfant, Bob, Morning Show Talk Radio Host, WBKV AM 1470, West Bend, WI
• Hartinger, Brent; Seattle, WA; Author of "The Geography Club" and As If! Authors Support Intellectual Freedom (blog)
• Lau Whelan, Debra, School Library Journal
• QUEERY, WORT 89.9 FM, Madison, WI
• Rowling, J.K.; author of the Harry Potter series
• Ryan, Mike, Coordinator for WBCCTV, West Bend, WI
• Weber, Jay, Talk Radio Show Host, News/Talk Radio 1130, Milwaukee, WI 
• Vic Eliason, Talk Show Host, "In Focus" live call-in show, WVCY, TV-30, Milwaukee,  

Outside Individuals and Organizations:

• Alliance Defense Fund (ADF)
• American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression (ABFFE)
• American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin (ACLU of Wisconsin, Cap City Liberty (blog)
• American Library Association (ALA), Freedom to Read Foundation (FTRF), Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF), OIF Blog (blog)
• Appling, Julaine; Madison, WI; Director - see Wisconsin Family Council
• Association of American Publishers (AAP)
• Becker, Cheryl; Madison Library Consultant
• Bertin, Joan; New York, NY; Executive Director of National Coalition Against Censorship - See NCAC
• Boots & Sabers (Blog by Owen and Jed, created May 03)
• Buchanan, Elizabeth; Milwaukee, WI - See UWM-SOIS
• Caldwell-Stone, Deborah; Chicago, IL; Acting Director of Office for Intellectual Freedom - See ALA
• Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)
• Eema-le (Blog by "Eema-le," created Jan 08)
• Finan, Chris; New York, NY; President of American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression - See ABFFE
• Kleinman, Dan; Chatham, NJ - see SafeLibraries.org
• Kostial, Laura; St. Louis, MO - see KnowYourLibrary.org
• KnowYourLibrary.org
• Latham, Joyce; Milwaukee, WI - See UWM-SOIS
• Maycock, Angela; Chicago, IL; Assistant Director of Office for Intellectual Freedom - See ALA
• National Coalition Against Censorship (NCAC), Blogging Censorship (blog)
• Opening Books Opening Minds (Blog by Jake Jurss, created May 09)
• Parents Against Bad Books In Schools (PABBIS)
• PEN American Center
• Peterson, Mark; West Bend, WI, UWWC Philosophy Professor - see The Motley Cow (blog)
• Platt, Judith; Washington, DC; Freedom to Read Director of Association of American Publishers - See AAP
• Randy Melchert.com (Blog by Randy Melchert, created Apr 08)
• SafeLibraries.org, SafeLibraries (blog)
• School of Information Studies - UWM, (UWM-SOIS), PantherVision (UWM TV)
• Seims, Larry; New York, NY; Director of Freedom to Write and International Programs PEN American Center - See PEN American Center
• Sleepless in West Bend (Blog by "Concerned West Bend Citizen," created Apr 09)
• Strand, Lisa; Madison, WI - see WLA
• Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
• Wisconsin Educational Media and Technology Association (WEMTA) 
• Wisconsin Family Council (WFC), Wisconsin Family Voice (blog)
• Wisconsin Library Association (WLA), The WLA Blog (blog)
• Zimmer, Michael; Milwaukee, WI - See UWM-SOIS