Challenge in West Bend
June 23, 2009 3:37 pm LGBT issues, it's happening here!West Bend Library Board Says ‘No’ to Relocating YA Books
There’s a showdown in West Bend over ‘questionable materials’ in the ‘young adult’ section of the library. The original challenge began with books with LGBT themes, with a couple asking them to be moved to the ‘adult’ section of the library. The back-and-forth has escalated with more groups joining each side, and it has even received the attention of the national media (ABC News picked up the story last Friday).
I may be slightly biased towards this story given its subject matter, but I think that it’s still interesting nonetheless. I’ve been following the story for several weeks now, and personally, I can’t understand why people think burning the books would do any good.