Library board keeps two controversial books in place

Anderson, Carl

Abstract

The Tillamook County Library Board voted to retain "Daddy's Roomate" and "The Hell with Dying." At the meeting, 10 spoke in favor of keeping the books and none spoke against it. Community participation was commended by Sara Charlton.

Files

This is a metadata only record.

Metadata

Resource type
- Intellectual Freedom News
Collections
- Intellectual Freedom Issues in Oregon: A News Database
Photo description
- Sally Underwood holding open The Hell With Dying for Lavern Melton to look at. Marjorie Miller seated to Sally's left completes the photo.
Photo caption
- Keeping the books: Sally Underwood, county library board chair, flanked by members Lavern Melton, left, and Marjorie Miller, displays The Hell With Dying, a library book which received a complaint from a citizen objecting to the word "hell." The board decided to keep the above book and Daddy's Roomate on the shelves (H-H photo by Carl Anderson)
Challenged
- Daddy's roomate by Michael Wilhoite
Reading level
- children
Participant
- Tillamook County Library Board; Sara Charlton; Father Ray Ferguson; Sally Underwood; Lavern Melton
Outcome
- retained
Location
- Tillamook
Source
- Headlight-Herald (Tillamook)
Is part of
- Intellectual Freedom Issues in Oregon: A News Database
Keywords
- homosexuality
- language
Additional information
- Tillamook