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Caldwell Mom Protests Library Book

A Caldwell mother says a young adult book shelved in the juvenile section of the Nampa Public Library is inappropriate for children and wants it removed. Shelly Gering told library director Karen Ganske the book, “How to Get Suspended and Influence People,” by Adam Selzer, is offensive because of its use of coarse language and an abstract drawing of a nude woman on the cover. Gering visited the library recently with her children and her 4-year-old picked the colorful book off the shelf. When she got the book home, Gering said she was appalled at the cover and the fact that it was shelved where children could see it/ Sharon Strauss , Idaho Press-Tribune. More here .

Question: Can you think of a reason that a book should be banned from a public library?

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