Two Librarians refuse to check a book out to 11 year old boy

http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6710782.html

This article looks at the effects of two librarians banning a boy from checking out a book they thought he should not check out.  The library received many complaints after the two librarians were fired, and thus they moved the graphic novels (the book being withheld was a graphic novel) section further away from the young adult section.

I feel that the library handled this part of the situation well.  They took a request for materials reconsideration, and without eliminating the questioned material, simply moved it so that it was in a different area.  This could diffuse some of the tension from parents.  Now instead of youth being able to easily see the graphic novels, it would be harder to see and thus not checked out as much.  The library didn't change anything else.  Youth are still allowed to check out these materials, they are just located in a different position.

The librarians that withheld the book were going against their county code, and so I agree with the library firing them.  They were consistently checking out this book so that no one else could check it out, and then when the boy wanted to put it on hold, they wouldn't allow him.  This goes completely against what librarians stand for, and more then that, it was even against the rules.

It might be different if it was a philosophical standpoint, but these librarians took action and actually stopped patrons from getting this material.  I am happy with how the library handled this situation.  I feel like it did the best it could in considering our intellectual freedom and the parent's concerns.