Library Board Decides Not to Remove Horror Movie From Shelves

If you recall a from a few weeks ago, the was requested to ban the 2009 movie The Orphanage from its shelves.

The complainant claimed that the movie negatively portrayed orphans, something that was echoed by orphan advocacy groups when the movie debuted.

However, according to Raber, they didn't see any reason to remove the movie from their shelves.

"The movie fit the libraries selection guidelines so there was no reason to withdraw it," he said.

The selection guidelines are pretty extensive, but in short many items in the library have to satisfy one of two criteria. 

1. Fiction materials are stocked to meet popular demand and to reflect the goings on in mainstream popular culture

2. Library items that expose the consumer to unexpected, diverse and challenging ideas.

Raber said The Orphan was an popular item, so it met the former criteria. 

He said the board reached the decision unanimously and believed that the content in the movie was not objectionable enough to rid it from the collection.