So far, though, these attempts to censor library books in Colorado appear to be largely unsuccessful amid backlash by outspoken community members
Sienna Zadina, 12, left, and her mother Heather Zadina stand for a portrait outside the Wellington Public Library in Wellington Friday, Oct. 13, 2023. Both Sienna and Heather spoke at the town’s recent Board of Trustees meetings in favor of maintaining access to books – even those objected to by other community members.
“Public libraries are community institutions where everyone should be able to find a wide range of ideas and information reflected on the shelves,” Caldwell-Stone said. “We’re seeing an effort to turn libraries into places of indoctrination rather than education — only approving stories that meet the agenda of particular partisan advocacy groups or elected officials essentially telling us what we can think and know about. That’s an absolute violation of our First Amendment rights.
“My reason is to protect children,” Gaiter told The Denver Post. “Right now, the books aren’t marked, so unless a parent knows the content of every book, they could possibly check one out not knowing there is objectionable material they don’t want their child to read. I want to allow parents to choose what is best for their children.”
Wellington Trustee Rebekka Dailey said the saga unfolded over a couple of public meetings last year in which book ban supporters and a large number of dissenters turned out for public comment, sharing personal testimony on the matter. “I basically told them they can’t tell me what I can and can’t read,” Sienna told The Post. “I said that it’s sad that I have to grow up in a society where innocent books are banned.”
Christine Gaiter said she still believes in her proposal to remove certain books from kids’ reach because they’re too sexually explicit, but said she wouldn’t push for it in her community again. For about a year, LaRue has opposed calls for adult Japanese graphic novels — some with LGBTQ themes — in Garfield County libraries to be stored on a top shelf away from children.
The ongoing debate — residents have appealed the librarian’s decision to retain the books — isn’t new to LaRue, who previously served as executive director of the American Libraries Association’s Office for Intellectual Freedom and executive director of the Freedom to Read Foundation.
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