City Libraries management has confirmed that no publications have been removed after protestors sought the removal of LGBTQ+ books from Dublin libraries.
The protests were first reported at the start of April and saw groups of people targeting Dublin City Libraries. This included a physical demonstration outside the Swords library where protesters sent in a delegation demanding the removal of a number of LGBTQ+ publications.
These actions were condemned by Dublin City Councillors today. Sinn Fein Councillor Micheal Mac Donncha, who has brought a motion before the council on the issue, called the protests "concerning" and said that the groups were also encouraging people in the library to report publications to the gardai. He told Dublin Live: "The council has expressed confidence in the Library Management that nothing that they would have on the shelves would be inappropriate.
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"The council has today reiterated their support for the libraries and the staff and for their policy of inclusion and for the fact that the libraries are very much centres of freedom of information where everybody is welcome and people are able to access the information they want.”
The text of motion passed at Dublin City Council's Arts, Culture, Leisure and Recreation SPC today reads: "This SPC deplores the actions of groups who have targeted Dublin City Libraries and have sought to put pressure on staff and the library service generally not to stock books which do not meet these groups’ approval.
"We reject such attempts at censorship and we extend our full support to library staff and Dublin City Libraries in its policy of inclusiveness and diversity in its range of books and other media."
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