Conflicts over the collections of public libraries have become increasingly frequent in the twenty-first century.  In 2025, the Fifth Circuit held that library collections are government speech, thereby preventing patrons from challenging book removals. This Note critiques that decision and analyzes which First Amendment doctrine should govern the curation decisions of a public library.  It examines the historical evolution of the public library and First Amendment doctrine to argue for classification of the public library’s collection as a limited public forum.  This classification allows libraries to make reasonable, viewpoint-neutral decisions about retaining books in their collections while ensuring that viewpoint discrimination does not threaten patrons’ rights to receive information.