ST. TAMMANY PARISH, La. — A passionate meeting over LQBTQ-themed books in the St. Tammany Parish Library ended Monday night with the library deciding to keep the books on their shelves.
The debate was centered over five books – four of which deal with transgender issues.
The library board recently revamped its review process for books, after months of debate over what books were appropriate for children in public libraries.
For the first time, they reviewed five books using the new process.
At the meeting, residents, advocates, and library officials discussed if the books will either remain in their respective sections, or they’ll go behind a counter and will be available only on request.
The meeting concluded with the library deciding to keep the books on the shelves in their sections.
Four of the books they reviewed are about transgender children while the fifth book is Toni Morrison’s “The Bluest Eye”, which does include graphic descriptions of sexual assault, but it’s housed in the adult fiction section.
► Get breaking news from your neighborhood delivered directly to you by downloading the new FREE WWL-TV News app now in the IOS App Store or Google Play.