FOI Request - Removal of Books from Libraries

Request 101003524833

Please may you provide me with the following regarding public libraries owned and managed by the council:

1. Have any books been removed from any public library in your council due to the nature of the book?

2. If so, please provide the number of books removed, the reason for their removal and the titles of the books.

3. Please provide any correspondence internally and with anyone outside the council (including libraries, councillors, the public etc.) making reference to or discussing the potential/actual removal of books from public libraries.

Response 12-04-2024

1. No

2. Not applicable. It is library service policy not to add or remove any item from our shelves solely at the request of others. We might restrict access to prevent damage or theft  but not as a form of censorship.

3. Not held. Information that is not held falls under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Information not held.