this time it is happening to a public library board of trustees in the town of prattville, alabama.e library board in cahoots with an attorney from the ultraconservative group called cleanup alabama passed new rules on what can be displayed in the libraries children section. the so-called selection criteria policy lacks the library from acquiring or displaying any material for children under the age of 17 that includes obscenities, sexual content, intercourse, orientation as well as gender identity and gender discordance. this makes no distinction between what a 6-year-old or 16- year-old gendry. it also forbids minors from checking these things out from the adult section, even with parental approval. so even if a parent decides the choice is appropriate for the kids, the act of approval is forbidden. board members handcrafted a list of 113 books to be removed from the under 17 section. 95 of those books contain lgbtq+ content, 58 of those books were flagged solely for lgbtq+ content. and several books did not meet any of the board criteria but were seemingly on the list at the requ