These bookmarks would offer a warning is an article about a Guilderland Public Library trustee who wants teen materials with racy content to be labeled with a bright orange sticker that says “PG rec.” or Parental Guidance recommended.
For my teen section, I can only imagine how many orange stickers I would need and how few of the books would be left unadorned! I think that the library director in the article makes great points about sexual content not being the only concern people may have as well as the lack of complaints she has gotten about the collection.
This is one of those horrible things that can suddenly happen in a public library when an adult feels that kids need to be protected from their own books. I only hope that the library can stay strong in the face of this and that more sensible board members and community residents will step forward and fight.