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Local News Articles
 
Newspapers
 
"Sex Sells" Holds True at Local Libraries - St. Louis MetroVoice - October, 2008 
Innocence Lost at the Library - Eagle Forum Summer Newsletter, June 2008
Anti-porn Group Challenges Library - St. Louis Post Dispatch September 4th, 2008
Do You Know What Your Teen May Be Reading? - South County Times August 22nd 2008
Library Claims Support For Existing Policies - South County Times, September 2nd, 2008
Anti-porn groups wants teen books under wraps - Surban Journal, August 27th, 2008

Library books get parental warning stickers-   West Newsmagazine, February 24th, 2009

County library labels teen books with sexual content - Suburban Journals, February 11th, 2009

 

 

 
Radio Programs
 
 
Laura Kostial September 17th, 2008 - Encounter with  Donna Hearne
Parental Rights VS the Library - The Dana Show on 97.1 Talk, September 21st, 2008
 
 
 
Television News Programs
 
Book Dispute Flares in St. Louis County, KSDK Channel 5 News, September 25th, 2008
Children's books too hot for the public library,  KMOV Channel 4 News, August 27th, 2008
Warning labels coming to your kids' library books. KMOV Channel 4 News, February 26th, 2009
 
 
 
****  There seems to be a facade of disagreement, where there is actually almost complete consensus.  So in an effort to clarify our position, we have tried to respond to many of the comments posted in reference to the various newspaper articles and radio shows.  Many of the comments were very similar, so in an effort to avoid redundancy we just picked one from each group.    Comment Responses    ********
 
 
 
Parents Raise Concerns About Books in Library in Austin, TX
 
 The same concerns have been raised by parents in Austin, TX - Parents petition to remove questionable library books