An advisory board overseeing a public library in Alaska has voted to keep scores of books containing supposed LGBTQ themes in the children’s and young adult sections instead of moving them to a separate location after complaints were made.
HOMER, Alaska —
Berry consulted with staff at the library and denied the request. Another patron appealed to the advisory board, which has final say. Veldstra said the library was willing to regulate books based on the possibility that children might not be prepared to encounter racist content. “There are 12,500 titles in the children’s and young adult collections combined,” Berry said. “The 55 titles on this list represent 0.4% of that collection.”
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