An Alabama public library director says the library mistakenly added a children’s picture book to a list of potentially inappropriate titles because the author’s last name is “Gay.'
An Alabama public library mistakenly added a children's picture book to a list of potentially inappropriate titles because the author's last name is 'Gay,' the library's director said. “Read Me a Story, Stella,” a children’s picture book by Canadian author Marie-Louise Gay, was added to a list of books flagged for potential removal from the children’s section of the Huntsville-Madison County Public Library because of “sexually explicit” content.
The book was one of 233 books set to be reviewed and potentially moved. “We wanted to be proactive and allow our library staff to look at our collection and make decisions about moving material to an older age group and not have someone from outside dictating that for us,” Hewitt said. That process was halted following public backlash, the news outlet reported.
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