There is a difference between what some consider “adult content” and some consider displays that welcome all and everybody, including children, to consider ideas. Personally, I grew up with a public library that didn’t have the space or resources for displays. Some of our libraries still don’t have that luxury. I wouldn’t miss them if they were never there. But now some of the very people who got involved locally initially over displays are taking it to the next level and don’t want the books there at all. They’re setting up to get their way and remove anyone who gets in their way. Not everyone, mind you, but some, some with power, some who have been very clear about their endgame. That’s not OK. If the price for stopping that is parents and guardians needing to be with their kids and discussing what’s “right out in front in a full display for children” …and everybody… “to see,” that’s just the price we have to pay for that access, I guess. Blame the folks with the endgame, not the librarians making displays in those buildings with the space and resources to do it.
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