Oct 17 2008
Books Banned from Library
The Wasilla Public Library has banned two books that focus on homosexuality.
Michael Petrelis decided to donate two books to the library: Daddy’s Roommate and Heather Has Two Mommies. It was a basic test to see if the two books on homosexuality would make it to the library’s shelves and it failed. Neither book made it. They were both banned. Petrelis donated these books during the American Library Association’s Banned Books Week.
KJ Martin-Albright is the Wasilla Public Library’s director. Martin-Albright says she doesn’t always look at the content alone to determine if a book will make it to the shelve. She considers appeal, durability and space. She didn’t think these two donated books, Heather Has Two Mommies and Daddy’s Roommate had the appeal, durability and space. She said they were not in good condition and would have fallen apart, plus the illustrations were not appealing.
The two books will be sold at a library sale at the Wasilla Public Library.
