Gays, Kids Books and Why You Can’t Take ‘em Off the Shelves

The book contained “pro-gay” messages, so why does one librarian in Colorado remind a questioning patron the book very much belongs in the children’s section? Because children’s books aren’t about children’s topics. In a measured and balanced response to a patron’s demands that Uncle Bobby’s Wedding be cast off the shelves of the Douglas County Libraries, a librarian offers a look beyond the issues of any particular book and any adult’s particular viewpoint.