Author Marie-Louise Gay’s children’s book “Read Me a Story, Stella' was mistakenly flagged as sexually explicit content at the Huntsville-Madison County Public Library in Alabama.
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. Kirsten Brassard, Gay’s publicist at Groundwood Books, said the episode sends a 'hateful message' coming from a public library, 'This proves, as always, that censorship is never about limiting access to this book or that one.
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Alabama library mistakenly adds children's book to 'explicit' list because of author's nameAn 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.' “Read Me a Story, Stella” is a children’s picture book by Canadian author Marie-Louise Gay. It 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. But the library’s executive director told AL.com
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Alabama library mistakenly adds children's book to 'explicit' list because of author's nameAn 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.'
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Children's picture book flagged as potentially 'sexually explicit' in Alabama over author's last nameGay’s publicist, Kirsten Brassard, of Groundwood Books, told AL.com her client’s book has never been “mistakenly censored.”
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