A public library system in Alabama flagged a children’s picture book as potentially “sexually explicit” because the author’s last name is “Gay.”The picture book
23b9c7bd7a6259739d8262f83035868d52786a04Tue, October 10th 2023, 8:00 PM UTCA public library system in Alabama flagged a children’s picture book as potentially “sexually explicit” because the author’s last name is “Gay.”
Jay Hixon, the library system’s public relations director, said in an email Monday that the list was created to “protect the collection from anticipated challenges” and was never intended “as a directive to move or remove materials.” He said the library system decided to proactively review its collection “in anticipation of an unprecedented number of book challenges.”
“Unfortunately, we did not effectively communicate the review process from the administration to the staff conducting it,” Hixon continued. “When we received feedback about the review, we paused our actions. However, we did not pause our conversation about the best way forward with the library and the challenging climate we face.”
“Although it is obviously laughable that our picture book, ‘Read Me a Story, Stella,’ shows up on their list of censored books simply because the author’s last name is ‘Gay,’ the ridiculousness of that fact should not detract from the seriousness of the situation,” Li said in a statement shared by Brassard.
The Huntsville-Madison County Public Library system said in a news release on Sept. 28 that the book review has been stopped and that any books or materials that were previously relocated have been returned or are in the process of being returned to their original locations.
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