Despite the opposition from the American Library Association (ALA), books continue to be banned by school and public libraries across the United States. This is usually the result of complaints from parents, who find particular books not appropriate for their children (e.g., books with depictions of LGBTQ+ individuals, like Gender Queer: A Memoir). In many libraries, including the British Library and the Library of Congress, erotic books are housed in separate collections in restricted access reading rooms. In some libraries, a special application may be needed to read certain books.Peter Fryer, Private Case, Public Scandal, London, Secker & Warburg, 1966. Libraries sometimes avoid purchasing controversial books, and the personal opinions of librarians have at times affected book selection.
despite the opposition from the american library association (ala) books continue to be banned by school and public libraries across the united states this is usually the result of complaints from parents who find particular books not appropriate for their children (eg books with depictions of lgbtq+ individuals like gender queer a memoir) in many libraries including the british library and the library of congress erotic books are housed in separate collections in restricted access reading rooms in some libraries a special application may be needed to read certain bookspeter fryer private case public scandal london secker & warburg 1966 libraries sometimes avoid purchasing controversial books and the personal opinions of librarians have at times affected book selection