Sexually explicit graphic novels were removed from the shelves of the Valley City Barnes County Public Library after a Times Record investigation into their placement among graphic novels and comics on the LGBTQ shelf in the Young Adults section.
I spoke to both the city commissioner and the county commissioner, but no one knew about the book – Let’s Talk About It, artist and semi-autobiographical webcomic “Oh Joy, Sex” by Erica Moen. You are the author of “Toys” – or did not know its content, including graphics. Illustrations of sexual acts, “kinks”, descriptions of sexting, masturbation, etc.
“I’m not in favor of banning books, but I don’t think some kids should see this… This is definitely something I wouldn’t want an 11 year old to see. .
The shelf where the books were stored was right next to another shelf of comic books, including titles like “Batman,” “Wonder Woman,” and “Coraline.”
City Commissioner Dewey Magnuson also admitted that he had never heard of the book and was unaware of its contents, reacting to the contents of the book dedicating it as follows: 5), as a “disturbance”.
Much of the book’s content is too explicit to be published without significant editing. It’s not safe to do anything!” commented. And at the bottom of the page, it shows how excited they are about what they learned in that chapter.
A chapter on sexting shows two characters of unknown ages exchanging text messages, the opening line of which reads, “Sending and receiving something cheeky from your partner. can be the highlight of your day.” This chapter advises readers to make use of apps intended to crop faces from submitted photos and delete the submitted images after some time.
A separate chapter detailing “kinks, fantasies and porn” contains the following advice:
“The best place to safely explore fantasies and kinks is the internet. There are plenty of people and communities that share your interests and have all sorts of advice.”
also mention the book “Depending on your age and where you find it, watching porn can be unethical or illegal, so do your own research. Look up interviews with your favorite performers and visit sites they recommend. Please access.”
Pictures showing these passages have been included where possible.
Library Commission President Hilde van Gissel declined to comment specifically on the book, instead stating:
“We have an acquisition policy in the library, you can read it. I’m not going to argue about whether the book exists properly, because that’s not my job.”
“Look, this is the only comment I’m going to make: I read a lot of books in the library. There are a lot of books that depict sex very graphicly. I read them.” So if you follow that criteria, the number of books is much less.Again,I haven’t read this book and I haven’t seen this book.I’m not going to comment specifically on this book There is none.”
None of the city or county commissioners believed the book’s placement was appropriate, but none advocated its complete removal from the library.
“I think the book itself is fine, but there’s a place to put it,” said county commissioner Bill Karlblom.Put it next to the material it’s listed in… I don’t believe it, no. So the library is fine. I think most things are. But there is a place for them. That would be my biggest problem, but I knew nothing about it. ”
The official collection policy of the library states:
“The decision to select or retain an item is intended to be based on the merits of each work or source as it relates to the goals and scope of the collection. Material is not excluded because it represents an aspect of the life, candor, expression, or controversial subject matter of the author’s provenance, background, or views. The inclusion of is not an endorsement of its content.The choice of material for adults is not limited by its potential for exposure to young people.The appropriateness of the material on controversial or sensitive topics. , the responsibility for the use of the library collection by children and teens rests with parents, guardians or caregivers.”
The book was loaned out early last week, but remains in the library’s inventory and catalogue. Other books by this author are also available in the adult his non-fiction section of the library. Times-Record has confirmed with Valley City Public Schools that the book is not available in school libraries.
The Public Library Board holds monthly meetings, which are open to the public. His next meeting is scheduled for September 15th at 5:30pm.
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