"Amherst library says relocating ‘Tintin’ books would be censorship
Officials at the public library say they have no plans to relocate a collection of ‘‘Tintin’’ adventure books despite the objections of some parents who say the novels are blatantly racist. The Jones Library Board of Trustees took no action Thursday on a request by five parents asking that the 1930s-era graphic novels detailing the global crime-solving adventures of Belgian reporter Tintin and his loyal dog, Snowy, be moved from the entrance of the children’s area to either the young adult or the adult section of the library. Library director Sharon Sharry says relocating the books would amount to censoring them, based on the American Library Association’s definition of censorship. Parent Andrew Grant-Thomas told The Daily Hampshire Gazette that some of the volumes are ‘‘profoundly racist books.’’
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