Should schools and libraries restrict books?

Axis: no, readers decide ... yes, restrict for young readers

John

date	change	position	video
2007-05-02	new	John holds that novels should not be removed from high school libraries because they have gay characters, and that bans also keep books from being bought.	Brotherhood 2.0: May 2: Book Banning 00:01:38
2007-05-09	restate	John treats removing a book from the shelf as banning, mocking the school's claim otherwise.	Brotherhood 2.0: May 8th: House Hunters 00:01:12
2008-01-30	restate	John argues a few parents should not decide what other parents' children read; each family may opt in or out, and would-be book banners anger him.	I Am Not A Pornographer 00:03:06
2012-06-06	restate	John calls the banning of Looking for Alaska in several Tennessee high schools bad; it used to anger him, now it saddens him.	The Dangling Rope of Terror: It's Question Tuesday 00:00:40

date	change	position	video
2007-05-04	new	Hank calls the banning of Maureen Johnson's book not cool.	May 3rd: Yetis, TMBG, Weeds and MoJo 00:01:53
2007-05-04	restate	Hank calls the banning of Maureen Johnson's book not cool.	May 3rd Extended Edition 00:01:53
2009-04-28	new	Hank can't believe people wanted to ban The Bermudez Triangle and says it should be required high-school reading.	10 Book Reviews in 4 Minutes 00:02:13