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Complaints about library books
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All questions below apply to the years 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025. I would like to request the following;
1. The number of complaints that have been made about books stocked by the following authors at council-run libraries.
- Helen Joyce
- Julie Bindel
- Hannah Barnes
- Kathleen Stock
- Abigail Shrier
- Kara Dansky
There have been no complaints about books written by the listed authors through our corporate complaints process.
2. For each author stated in Q1, please say which book was complained about and why.
Not applicable.
3. For each book, please say what the council and/or the library did in response to the complaint.
Not applicable.
