An official with the Mobile Public Library confirmed that the challengers of four books that were under consideration for reconsideration have since rescinded their request.
Gail Walton of Mobile holds up a copy of a book she says she checked out of a Mobile library branch that she believes could be concerning if read by children. A group of women are asking the Mobile Library to reconsider the release of some books they view as objectionable. .A group of women who said they would challenge books at the Mobile Public Library have since officially rescinded their initial recommendations, according to an official with the library system.
Robert Hyde, comptroller with the Mobile Public Library System, said the women emailed him last week indicating they were withdrawing four official recommendations for reconsideration. According to Hyde, the women had not “yet seen nor read the books” they were challenging.Gail Walton, a retired schoolteacher who was helping to lead the challenges, did not respond to a request for comment.
She added, ““We want more parental control over what the children see. We ask the books we object to are moved to the adult section so parents can decide what’s appropriate for their child. A lot of parents do not have a clue.”
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