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Mat-Su library advisory committee keeps 'Maybe Now' in adult section; adds two titles to reconsideration list
Summary
The Matanuska-Susitna Borough Library Citizen Advisory Committee reviewed a challenge to the book Maybe Now and signaled to keep it in the adult collection; the committee also directed that Fun Home and This Book Is Gay be added to the bottom of the reconsideration list.
The Matanuska-Susitna Borough Library Citizen Advisory Committee on Monday reviewed a challenge to the book Maybe Now and indicated the title should remain in the adult section, while adding two additional titles — Fun Home and This Book Is Gay — to the borough’s list for reconsideration.
The committee’s review drew extended public comment, with speakers sharply divided over whether libraries should remove or restrict adult materials and how parental responsibility and library policy should intersect.
Public commenters framed the issue as a matter of free speech and parental authority. Mary Robinson, a resident, told the committee, "We should not make the folly of thinking that boards or committees are the people." Kathy Kaiser said the…
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