Ciaran O'Connor: Manufactured controversy threatens LGBT+ community and library staff, not your children 

Groups with official-sounding names have alleged certain books violate child protection legislation and are on a mission to scaremonger, misinform, and mislead

There have been a number of incidents at the Grand Parade library in Cork involving people opposed to the display of certain material. Picture: Denis Minihane

WE NEED to talk about the banning and burning of books.

You might have read reports in recent weeks that individuals and groups around the country have entered libraries and demanded the removal of LGBTQ+ books perceived to be inappropriate for supposedly “sexualising,” “indoctrinating” and “grooming” young people.