Ian Day, Director of Public Services
10 October 2023
Investigation Issues
On 8th August 2023, the Director of Public Services was asked by Calderdale Council Chief Executive to determine:
- whether a recommendation, to relocate six book titles from the library shelves to the lending store (made at the conclusion of an internal HR matter) was appropriate.
This report provides background to the review, considers relevant documentation, guidance and material and, following providing its determination, makes a series of recommendations.
Steps have been taken to, as far as possible, protect the identity of any individuals involved.
Background
In January 2023, as a conclusion of an internal HR matter, an officer recommendation was made to the library management team that six book titles deemed to be ‘gender critical’ be removed from the library shelves due to nature of the content.
The book titles are: Trans: When Ideology Meets Reality (Helen Joyce); Material Girls (Kathleen Stock); Irreversible Damage (Abigail Shrier); Double Think (Janice G Raymond); Trigger Warning (Sheila Jeffries); Transgender Body Politics (Heather Brunskill Evans). The recommendation was implemented by officers from the library service in February 2023.
Following a freedom of information request by the Daily Telegraph newspaper an article was published in the paper on 1st August 2023, copy at appendix A.
Following publication of the article, and resultant social media discussion, a group of staff from the library service made a collective complaint stating that the recommendation to remove the books was a departure from policy and professional ethics. The staff have asked that the books are returned to libraries open access shelves.
This review has been conducted with understanding and consideration to the fact that the topics behind the review are emotive, complex and have been subject to significant public discussion. They also involve people who experience acute vulnerability in relation to the issues and it is urged that all those who engage with this report to do so with compassion. The findings do recognise that any conclusions on these topics will likely be a difficult process for affected staff and they are to be reminded of the support available to them as employees.
Review Process
As part of the review, consideration has been given to the content of the six books, legal obligations, the guidance from the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professional (CILIP) and other external guidance, the stock management policy, impact on lending, the approach taken across West Yorkshire together with the nature of the grievance leading to the decision. There has also been engagement with the recognised Trade Union.
Executive Summary
Following this assessment, I find that:
- The recommendation was contrary to guidance from CILIP, library managers and the Council’s stock management policy.
- The stock management policy is a document approved by the Council’s Cabinet and any deviation from that policy should have been a decision taken by the Council’s Cabinet and not one implemented by officers.
- A belief that access to the books via the lending store would be equitable to loans from library shelves was inaccurate and is not borne out by lending data.
- Whilst it is understood that some of the content may cause offence to some readers, the books do not warrant removal when assessed against the current stock management policy and professional guidance. It is also noted that the titles are readily available for purchase without restriction through bookstores and on line and they are also available elsewhere in mainstream library stock.
- This issue can be considered further by Cabinet, when required as part of recommendation two, set out below.
- Continued relocation to the lending store (of the six titles) would set a non-procedurally justified precedent that would be impossible to manage. This is evidenced by subsequent requests that have been made for the removal of other book titles from library shelves.
The review concludes that this was not an appropriate recommendation for officer implementation and, if that was the officer’s belief on the next steps, the correct approach should have been to direct it towards a Cabinet review of the stock management policy for the removal of the six books within the context of that policy.
Whilst noting that the library managers did not agree with the recommendation and had challenged the approach as a contravention to the stock management policy and professional guidance, when receiving the recommendation, I believe the library service managers could have further challenged the recommendation before implementing it, advocating that this should be a policy decision taken by the Council’s Cabinet or duly authorised Council committee.
Recommendations
- That the six book titles are replaced on the library shelves, in line with the current stock management policy. However, in doing so, the books should not be promoted i.e. placed on a temporary display of similar related material.
- That work takes place to review/update the stock management policy and this is presented to Cabinet for consideration and approval before the end of March 2024.
Approach Taken
Following the publication in the Daily Telegraph, Ian Day, Director of Public Services, was asked to review the recommendation to relocate the six titles into the lending store by the Chief Executive, Robin Tuddenham.
This report outlines the approach taken and the conclusions reached following the review.
The review has not sought to make any moral, ethical, or social judgement on the content of the six books but merely to determine whether the recommendation made as part of the HR matter and its implementation were appropriate.
In determining this, consideration has been given to:-
- The Cabinet approved Library Stock Management Policy
- Whether the implementation of the recommendation was carried out by officers an appropriate/duly authorised way
- Whether the relocation of the books to the lending store affected access to the book titles (respective number of loans)
- Was the recommendation in line with or contrary to professional body guidance
- Is it commensurate with practice elsewhere
- Legal obligations and rights (including those of affected employees)
Particular consideration has been given to the rights and impact on affected staff and the Council’s organisational values, policy and procedure.
On 24th August 2023, the Director of Public Services was advised of a complaint by a group of library staff. This raised concerns that the recommendation to remove the six titles from the open shelves was contrary to the current library policy and professional ethics. The complaint sought the replacement of the books to the open access shelves in accordance with the standard stock management procedures.
Terms of Reference
To determine whether the recommendation, to relocate six book titles from the library shelves to the lending store and its implementation, were appropriate.
In undertaking this review the following has been considered:
- Legal considerations on the implications of removing the six books.
- An assessment has taken place on the implications of the relocation of the books to the ‘lending store’ in respect of ‘loans’ (i.e. did the recommendation reduce access?)
- Consideration to governance around the recommendation i.e. whether the recommendation and its implementation was an ‘officer’ decision or whether it should have been a policy decision taken by Council Cabinet or an appropriately constituted Council committee.
- A review of the nature of the HR matter, leading up to the recommendation
- The content of six books.
- A review of the “stock management and acquisition policy”.
- Approaches taken by other Councils’.
- Consideration of the position of affected staff.
- Consideration of the guidance from the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professional (CILIP)
A review of each book, the stock management policy, and legal obligations/rights (including in relation to the Equality Act 2010) has taken place to determine whether the move to implement the recommendation to relocate the six book titles to the lending store was implemented in line with existing governance procedures. To help build understanding of the context for the recommendation, information on the nature of the HR matter and the impact of relocating the books to the lending store have been taken into account, as have approaches taken by other West Yorkshire local authorities (and more broadly).
Findings
Impact on Loans
The direct impact on loans was difficult to fully ascertain. Several of the books were ordered as a direct response to borrower requests, which will impact on loans. Similarly, ‘new’ books are always likely to be more appealing to borrowers due to contemporaneous reviews and that interest may wane over time. It is also difficult to pick two broadly comparable time periods, without influence of the above. For example, the recent interest in the six titles caused by media reporting has stimulated a resurgence in interest and loans from the ‘lending store’ currently include a waiting list.
Notwithstanding the above, an initial assessment has been made of the impact on the number of loans following the removal of the books from library shelves to the ‘lending store’ to ascertain whether this decision had a bearing on access to the six books. Information from the library service suggests that the relocation of the books did have some initial detrimental impact on loans (until the impact of the above factors) and books on the reserve list are statistically not generally as popular as those that are held on the open shelves.
Going beyond those issues it is clear that, the recommendation to remove the books from the library shelves to the lending store, which is less accessible to all the communities of the borough, should only have taken place following an equality impact assessment (which did not occur). Whilst the policy itself does not set out a process for it, any deviation from the stock management policy should be as a result of on a formal decision taken within the appropriate governance arrangements of the Council i.e. a Cabinet decision or appropriately constituted Council committee.
Stock Management Policy
The Stock Management Policy sets out in detail the principles governing the purchase and management of materials for Calderdale Libraries and Information. The Stock Management Policy was presented and approved by Cabinet at its meeting on 11th August 2014, now over nine years ago. A revision to this policy is overdue but delays in the publication of national guidance from CILIP (now available) has led to the delay locally.
The Stock Management Policy informs:
- How books and other library materials, including on-line and digital resources are selected.
- How stock is presented and displayed.
- How choice is increased by circulating stock around libraries.
- How requests are managed.
- Why library materials are withdrawn, and what happens to them.
- What is available in the various collections
- The aims that guide the service when managing library collections.
The main purpose of the Stock Management Policy is to set out clearly for customers and staff how the stock is managed in terms of selection, presentation and circulation in our libraries. This is important because it helps the Library service demonstrate how it will meet some key aims for the service such as supporting literacy and reader development, lifelong learning and ensuring that our collections meet the needs of our diverse communities.
It is clear from this extract that the stock management policy is there for the benefit of customers and staff and is there to ensure compliance with the obligations to which libraries are subject. Any deviation from this policy would be a matter for the consideration of an appropriately constituted Council committee and not a decision that can be taken by staff in isolation.
A review of the policy would also be a matter for consideration by the Council’s Cabinet or appropriately authorised Council Committee, rather than an officer decision.
In relation to the current stock management policy, the following is worthy of note:
There are also several legislative and related influences on the policy which include:
The Public Libraries and Museums Act 1964 (section 7) which states: “It shall be the duty of every library authority to provide a comprehensive and efficient library service for all persons desiring to make use thereof”.
And
“ a library authority shall in particular have regard to … the keeping of adequate stocks, by arrangements with other library authorities, and other appropriate means, that facilities are available for the borrowing of, or reference to books, and other printed matter… and other materials, sufficient in number range and quality to meet the general requirements and any special requirements both of adults and children”.
Within this context Calderdale Libraries and Information aims to ensure that:
- Customers are provided with a comprehensive and balanced stock, in a range of formats including printed books, audio-visual and digital materials, which cover a range of subjects and interests, and which are relevant to their needs, within budgetary constraints.
- Stock is treated as a service-wide resource across Calderdale and managed as a single entity to ensure its optimum deployment.
Sections 1.4 and 1.5 of the stock management policy state:
1.4 Equality and Diversity
The stock of Calderdale Libraries and Information will include materials that reflect cultural and social diversity:
- A range of languages relevant to local communities and in response to demand.
- Material in different formats to ensure the widest access to literature, information, sound, and vision, e.g. large print, spoken word recordings, subscriptions to web- based resources.
- Wide ranging enough to meet the requirements of the Equality Act 2010.
1.5 Freedom of Choice and Controversial material
Calderdale Libraries and Information follows the guidelines laid down by the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP 2005):
Access should not be restricted on any grounds except that of the law. If publicly available material has not incurred legal penalties, then it should not be excluded on moral, political, religious, racial or gender grounds, to satisfy the demands of sectional interest. The legal basis of any restriction on access should always be stated.
We aim to provide, within budgetary limitations, a wide range of stock that promotes all aspects of life and reflects all shades of opinion. Each item will be evaluated and judged by the standards and selection criteria set out in this policy.
Those areas underlined above have relevance to the recommendation to remove books from the library shelves. In accordance with the stock management policy it can be assumed that:
- The library service should provide a comprehensive range of material, meeting general and specialist requirements, reflecting cultural and social diversity, and meeting the requirements of the Equality Act 2010.
- That access to stock should not be restricted on any grounds, except that of the law and should not be excluded on “moral, political, religious, racial or gender grounds, to satisfy the demands of sectional interest”.
- The legal basis of any restriction on access should always be stated.
- Any change in the approach to the stock management policy should be a decision of Cabinet or an appropriately constituted Council committee.
In accordance with 2014 Cabinet report and the stock management policy it is reasonable to conclude that any recommendation to remove the six books from the library shelves, should have been considered by Cabinet, or within the appropriate political governance arrangements of the Council and on legal/equality grounds.
Review of the six book titles
As part of the review, all six titles have been read and a review made of some of the ‘on line’ reaction to the books through various YouTube videos.
With the exception of ‘Trigger Warning’, which is largely autobiographical, the remaining five titles would more arguably be noted as being of an overall gender critical narrative. However, it can be noted that Sheila Jeffreys, author of Trigger Warning, is also known to possess gender critical views. These are partly expressed in latter paragraphs of the book and are reflected in other material that she has written.
Having reviewed the content of the six books it is evident that some of the statements are likely to cause offence to some people. However, I do not believe their content reaches the threshold required to interfere with legal rights such as the right of freedom of expression. To support this, the books are widely available in other public libraries, book stores (click and collect), on line book stores, audible downloads, and meet the Stock Management Policy and CILIP test i.e. “access to stock should not be restricted on any grounds, except that of the law and should not be excluded on moral, political, religious, racial or gender grounds, to satisfy the demands of sectional interest” and that stock should be “wide ranging enough to meet the requirements of the Equality Act 2010” – noting that gender critical views would fall within the protected characteristic of ‘belief’.
Effectively the support and opposition for the books deals with two or more conflicting, in this situation, rights which do not have precedence over each other. As such, there is a need for a proportionate response. The books arguably inform the narrative on the issue for the readers and I do not believe their content would be deemed to be ‘unworthy of respect in a democratic society’. If there is challenge to that position, this challenge should be made at the author/publisher or the police and any outcome of that would then inform a decision through the stock management policy. Rather than being determinative, I provide my view on this to assist any further consideration of the matter by Cabinet in accordance with the recommendations I set out.
During the course of the review representations have been received from residents who are borrowers and some of these have queried why these six titles were selected rather than ‘other’ titles of a similar nature. Others have asked that additional, non-gender critical titles are also removed from the library shelves.
Calderdale Library holds other titles that have proven to be controversial. The Sharron Davies book ‘Unfair Play’ is perhaps a good example. Three copies are held in stock and two are on order. The Sharron Davies book is classified at 796.082, (sport) and its subject tags are Sports for women; Sex discrimination in sports; Sport and Sports & active outdoor recreation. The book isn’t picked up by a keyword search for gender critical, but it is by a search for Trans, because the word Trans appears in the book’s synopsis. This illustrates the complexity of selecting books by the nature of their title or author and the almost impossible task of taking subjective opinions on which books are suitable and which are less suitable for display on library shelves.
Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professional (CILIP)
The Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professional (CILIP) is “the leading voice for the information, knowledge management and library profession”. CILIP’s website defines freedom of access to information as:
“Intellectual freedom is the right to access and share information, to intellectual activity and creativity, to expression and debate”. It continues to state “A fair and prosperous democratic society is built upon access to information and ideas, the ability to develop knowledge and communicate with others”.
The principle of Freedom of access to information. 'When a library and information service is funded by the public it should provide access to all publicly available information as far as resources allow. Access should not be restricted on any grounds but the law and the legal basis of any restriction should always be stated’.
—https://www.cilip.org.uk/general/custom.asp?page=FreedomOfAccessToInformation
More recently CILIP has produced new guidance “managing Safe & Inclusive Public Library Services” (September 2023). https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.cilip.org.uk/resource/resmgr/cilip/safe-and-inclusive/managing_safe_and_inclusive_.pdf
Citing Article 10 of the Human Rights Act 1998 (set out further below) which sets out the universal right to freedom of expression, this guidance states:
“Librarians and library staff have a core and ongoing commitment to freedom of expression and freedom of access to information. A library is not a place in which to hide from difficult ideas, but to equip our users with the critical literacy to engage productively with difficult ideas in their proper context. In this context, librarians have both an ongoing duty to oppose censorship in all its forms and a proactive duty to develop collections, activities and services which properly reflect and celebrate the diversity of lived experience and identities in the communities we serve. These professional commitments are central to the trusted role that libraries hold in our society and they should not be curtailed by any governing body or third party for any reason other than that they are expressly proscribed by law”.
It continues:
It is the responsibility of the librarian or library worker to:
- Provide materials that will enrich and support learning and empowerment, taking into consideration the varied interests, abilities, and maturity levels of individual learners
- Provide materials that will stimulate growth in factual knowledge, literary appreciation, societal values and critical literacies
- Provide a range of information resources which will enable users to make informed judgments in their daily life
- Provide materials that illustrate and illuminate different views on controversial issues so that users may develop under guidance the practice of critical reading and thinking
- Place principle above personal opinion, and reason above prejudice in the selection of materials of the highest quality in order to assure a comprehensive collection appropriate for the users of the library
- Provide materials representative of the many religious, ethnic, and cultural groups in our society and their contribution to our national heritage and Identity
Whilst noting the above the guidance also recognises that “Librarians, library staff and decision-makers are expected actively to oppose censorship for any purpose other than material that is proscribed by law, which risks the incitement of illegal acts or which constitutes ‘hate speech’ as defined by the Public Order Act 1986, the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 and the Racial and Religious Hatred Act 2006”.
Museums Library Authority
The Museums Library Authority (MLA) also produced guidance on the management of controversial material in public libraries.
This document acknowledges the CILIP guidance but also states:
“While this statement (CILIP approach) holds true, the cultural, political and social climate is continually evolving, and a need has been expressed for more explicit guidance on the provision of library stock that may be considered controversial in nature, i.e. inflammatory and extremist.”
As part of the introduction the MLA guidance states:
“The British public library tradition supports the principles of intellectual freedom; free access to diverse information, ideas and knowledge; free expression; and democratic dialogue. To fulfil the library’s democratic traditions of freedom of access and expression within a diverse, multi-faith, and increasingly secular society, libraries must enable access to a wide spectrum of opinions and belief both in on-site resources and globally through information technologies”
However, not unreasonably it continues (underlined for emphasis):
“Libraries operate within the law to provide free access to a diversity of information, opinion and ideas in a neutral and hospitable environment. Paramount is the requirement to respond comprehensively and non-judgementally to the needs of learners and researchers. Occasionally libraries will provide access to material regarded by some as culturally or morally extreme. Each library authority must be able to justify such action to their communities within the democratic principles of free access that are the foundation of the public library purpose”.
The guidance states that all libraries must have an up to date “collection development policy” (which at Calderdale can be deemed to be the ‘Stock management Policy’), although now nine years out of date. Whilst the ultimate test against which potentially controversial material should be judged is that of its legality, the MLA guidance recognises the need to discourage discrimination and protect human rights and as a result, in deciding whether or not to stock a particular publication, competing interests may have to be considered.
However, the MLA guidance states:
“Stock should be selected objectively according to the Collection Development Policy, not determined by the personal view of library staff, suppliers or other partners.”
In addition and in relation to the engagement of communities in local decisions the guidance states:
In all circumstances Collection Development Policy remains the responsibility of the library authority. Librarians should be alert to the potential for material to contravene policy and delegate choice with care in order to fulfil their overall accountability for the collection. As with all forms of engagement, they should also be conscious of the need to ensure that a full range of community views is heard and represented, not just those of a small vocal minority.
Book 28
Book 28 represents a group of library workers, researchers and LGBTIQ+people who want to see public libraries offering better service for LGBTIQ+ users. Book 28 also run a library of LGBTIQ+ literature, currently housed at the Outside Project LGBTIQ+ Community Centre in Borough, London.
Book 28 has published a guide “Welcoming LGBTIQ+ users: advice for public library workers” and within this they provide some guidance on gender critical material. This states:
“Transphobic books
In the last year especially, there have been a few titles published which claim to be ‘gender critical’ and argue for removal of trans rights. These authors and their work can be labelled transphobic, and the writers themselves TERFs (Trans Exclusionary Radical Feminists). We, along with many in the LGBTIQ+ community, find these books offensive.
However, these titles are legally published and members of your community may want to read them. We do not say you shouldn’t stock these books or consider methods of censorship around them. Rather, we would recommend to be mindful of and not promote these books, and to think carefully about how many you want to buy, perhaps based solely on individual requests. Furthermore, some of these titles claim to present ‘facts’ while lacking peer reviewed research, and thus may fall below your local standards of reliability for non-fiction. Be especially careful to make sure you do not make mistakes such as putting them on LGBTIQ+ displays or sections where they might cause upset.
You can interfile them in your general stock and those who want to seek out these titles can always do so via your catalogue without the risk of a LGBTIQ+ person coming across the book in a way that looks like it may be being endorsed. Also be wary of judging a reader’s reasons for borrowing one of these books: borrowing a book for free from a library without purchasing it can be a way a reader reads a variety of sources to come to an understanding of a situation”.
Other West Yorkshire Authorities
A review has taken place of the availability of the six titles at other West Yorkshire Council libraries to ascertain whether this provides any guidance for the approach at Calderdale.
Bradford and Kirklees libraries each hold one of these titles and it is on the open shelves. Leeds libraries have three of the titles and they are also on the open shelves. Wakefield libraries have copies of 2 of the titles on the open.
It would appear that none of the other West Yorkshire Councils have received complaints regarding the titles that are on the shelves.
Legal Position
Article 10 Human Rights Act 1998 states:
- Everyone has the right to freedom of expression. This right shall include freedom to hold opinions and to receive and impart information and ideas without interference by public authority and regardless of frontiers. This article shall not prevent States from requiring the licensing of broadcasting, television or cinema enterprises.
- The exercise of these freedoms, since it carries with it duties and responsibilities, may be subject to such formalities, conditions, restrictions or penalties as are prescribed by law and are necessary in a democratic society, in the interests of national security, territorial integrity or public safety, for the prevention of disorder or crime, for the protection of health or morals, for the protection of the reputation or rights of others, for preventing the disclosure of information received in confidence, or for maintaining the authority and impartiality of the judiciary.
In relation to the acts of public authorities:
- It is unlawful for a public authority to act in a way which is incompatible with a Convention right.
- Subsection (1) does not apply to an act if —
(a) as the result of one or more provisions of primary legislation, the authority could not have acted differently; or
(b) in the case of one or more provisions of, or made under, primary legislation which cannot be read or given effect in a way which is compatible with the Convention rights, the authority was acting so as to give effect to or enforce those provisions.
Implications for Affected Staff
The implications of the review and any decisions taken on the recommendations made are to be discussed with individual employees as appropriate.
Summary
The recommendation to relocate six books from library shelves to the lending store was not taken in accordance with the stock management policy and was contrary to the recommendations of the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP) and the Calderdale Council Library management team. Although more ‘tempered’ in its approach, the MLA guidance also clearly states that the approach should be determined by a Collection Development Policy and “not determined by the personal view of library staff, suppliers or other partners”.
The recommendation made as part of the internal HR matter was made in good faith, based on the information provided and available at the time. However, this review concludes that this was not an appropriate recommendation for officer implementation and if that was the outcome they believed to be appropriate, it should have been directed towards a Cabinet review of the stock management policy for the removal of the six books within the context of that policy.
In receiving the recommendation the library service managers should have challenged the recommendation before implementing it, advocating that this should be a policy decision taken by the Council’s Cabinet or duly authorised Council committee.
The recommendation to relocate the six titles from the library shelves to the lending store has now led to a complaint by a group of library staff who believe the recommendation to remove the books was a departure from policy and professional ethics. This complaint asks that the six titles are returned to the open access shelves.
Book 28, a specialist LGBTIQ+ library advocacy group, in their own guidance state:
“We do not say you shouldn’t stock these books or consider methods of censorship around them. Rather, we would recommend to be mindful of and not promote these books, and to think carefully about how many you want to buy, perhaps based solely on individual requests”.
The six book titles purchased for Calderdale Libraries have largely been bought in response to individual requests. There are additional books that can be deemed to be ‘gender critical’ in their nature that have remained on the library shelves, often held within different categories. The relocation of the six titles from the open shelves to the lending store initially led to a reduction in the number of loans. However, recent media and local interest in the six titles has led to a waiting list and they are now ‘high loan’ items.
In response to the removal of the six titles a number of requests have been made for an explanation of the rationale. Other requests have come forward asking that other titles are removed from library shelves.
Although not held in the same quantity, other West Yorkshire Council’s do hold copies of some of the titles and where held these are available for loan via the library shelves.
As the initial decision was taken outside of professional guidance and the stock management policy it would now be difficult to take decisions on any further requests to move library stock from the library shelves to the lending store. Operating in line with the approved professional guidance and the stock management policy provides a basis for this and any future requests that are made.
Recommendations
As outlined in the executive summary.
Appendix
Appendix A
News article published on The Telegraph website
Appendix B
Calderdale Libraries and Information Stock Management Policy
Appendix C
Data about the books.
Title: Material girls Author: Stock, Kathleen
Copy 1 (81149131)
First available: 02/07/2021
Put into lending store: 03/02/2023.
Loans before putting into “holding”: 16.
Loans since being placed in the store: 2.
Copy 2 (81069693)
First available: 07/01/2022
Put into lending store: N/A
Loans before putting into “holding”: 15.
Loans since being placed in the lending store: N/A*
*This item is still on loan to the last person to whom it was issued and is now overdue by eight months.
Copy 3 (No accession no. – On order)
First available: Not available yet – ordered 10/08/2023*
* New copy ordered, as this title currently has 11 reservations on it – and as such, has breached our ratio of more than three reservations to one copy. As one copy is effectively lost – and the other is heavily reserved, we have ordered another copy to ensure that people in the reservation list have a chance of getting the item in a reasonable time.
Title: Irreversible damage: the transgender craze seducing our daughters Author: Shrier, Abigail
Copy 1 (81143338)
First available: 02/07/2021
Put into lending store: 03/02/2023.
Loans before putting into “holding”: 19.
Loans since being placed in the store: 1.
Title: Trans : when ideology meets reality Author: Joyce, Helen
Copy 1 (81379765)
First available: 13/05/2022
Put into lending store: 08/08/2023.
Loans before putting into holding: 10.
Loans since being placed in the store: 4.
Copy 2 (81378572)
First available: 13/05/2022
Loans before putting into “holding”: 1.
Loans since being placed in the store: N/A*
* Is still out to the first person to whom it was issued. Is now so overdue, is automatically set to Lost. Originally issued 24/05/2022, due back on 15/06/2022.
Copy 3 (No accession no. – On order)
* New copy ordered, as this title currently has 10 reservations on it – and as such, has breached our ratio of more than three reservations to one copy. As one copy is effectively lost – and the other is heavily reserved, we have ordered another copy to ensure that people in the reservation list have a chance of getting the item in a reasonable time.
Copy 4 (81162227)
First available: 13/08/2021
Put into lending store: 08/08/2023.
Loans before putting into “holding”: 23.
Loans since being placed in the store: 2.
Copy 5 (81161611)
First available: 13/08/2021
Put into lending store: 03/02/2023.
Loans before putting into “holding”: 23.
Loans since being placed in the store: 1.
Title: Doublethink: Feminist Challenge to Transgenderism Author: Raymond, Janice G.
Copy 1 (81375344)
First available: 29/04/2022
Put into lending store: 03/02/2023.
Loans before putting into “holding”: 4.
Loans since being placed in the store: 1.
Title: Trigger Warning : My Lesbian Feminist Life Author: Jeffreys, Sheila
Copy 1 (81040512)
First available: 08/01/2021
Put into lending store: 03/02/2023.
Loans before putting into “holding”: 20.
Loans since being placed in the store: 1.
Title: Transgender Body Politics Author: Brunskell-Evans, Heather
Copy 1 (81040512)
First available: 08/01/2021
Put into lending store: 03/02/2023.
Loans before putting into “holding”: 14.
Loans since being placed in the store: 1.
Appendix D
Welcoming LGBTIQ+ users: advice for public library workers - Book 28 Library