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The conservative war on books is never about the books themselves, or even the children. It’s about control, and about kneecapping the power of librarians.

Mayor Tony Strickland said he was “shocked” at what Van Der Mark uncovered and wondered if Huntington Beach could create a ratings system like Hollywood has for movies. Councilmember Casey McKeon claimed the books were being “showcased” for kids and amounted to the “sexualization of children without parental consent.” Pat Burns, who wore a tie with an American flag pattern, said he wanted to “protect kids from ...

I found those books in the Anaheim library’s adult section, where I guess I wasn’t supposed to be. But decades later, the most scarring stories I remember were the ones I read in the supposed safety of the children’s section.

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