The Brentwood Public Library Board of Trustees, in Missouri, voted to keep Uncle Bobby’s Wedding by Sarah S. Brannen on it’s shelf after a parent challenged it as being illegal to have in the library because of it’s content being about same sex marriage. Here are a some parts of the letter of explanation that the board used to keep this picture book on it’s shelves. (“In the end, with all due respect, we have decided to keep the book in the collection.” and “the purpose of a library is to encourage literacy, and there’s no right or wrong type of material to do that….[W]hat is legal or acceptable can change, and it’s up to the patron to determine what is acceptable for her household.”
Thanks to the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund for relaying this story. If you would like to read the full article follow the link below:
http://cbldf.org/2012/11/challenge-to-uncle-bobbys-wedding-rejected-in-missouri/