Vandal rips up books: Library finds damage targeted in sex books

Klopfenstein, Edward

Abstract

Pages were torn and covers were removed from nine books on sex education at the Corvallis-Benton County Public Library. It appears they were vandalized inside the library. A similar incident occurred in 1992 when six books on homosexuality were vandalized. The library has a procedure in place for handling patrons complaints about materials and planned on replacing the damaged books.

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Resource type
- Intellectual Freedom News
Collections
- Intellectual Freedom Issues in Oregon: A News Database
Photo caption
- Lois Fenker holds one of the books damaged by a vandal inside the Corvallis-Benton County Public Library as she discusses the problem with Library Director Deborah Jacobs, right. Fenke is the library's deputy director for public services.
Challenged
- Boys and sex, The magic of sex, Talking with your child about sex
Reading level
- adult
Participant
- Corvallis-Benton County Public Library
Outcome
- Library planned to purchase new copies of damaged books
Location
- Corvallis
Source
- Corvallis Gazette-Times
Is part of
- Intellectual Freedom Issues in Oregon: A News Database
Keywords
Additional information
- Corvallis