AIBU to complain about book display

[RainbowWhy]

Visited the library today to get the kids some books to read over the holidays. They had a display of recipe/diet/cook books in the entrance. I was quite taken aback to see Gregg Wallace on the front cover of one of the books, I didn’t say anything but surely the library staff are aware of the news? I don’t think the council should be promoting him, surely no one is going to take the book out anyway.

What harm do you think it will do? Gregg won’t be earning any money from people taking his book out. I don't think we should be censoring and burning books because someone has been accused of something. Think of all the authors in that library and some of the terrible things they must have done.

I thought authors did get royalties when you borrowed their books from the library

It's called public lending right, or something

Authors are paid for library loans.

Why would you bother to complain?

I mean he's technically not been charged / convicted of doing anything? So not too sure if they've got to take the books off just after the accusations, it's a bit of a grey area - innocent until proven guilty and all that. I just wouldn't personally borrow it 🤷🏻‍♀️

YABU.

Many librarians now are volunteers, they might not even be aware of the issue. Also you may be surprised but not everyone follows the news.

My response would be ‘urgh, Gregg Wallace’ but I don’t think I could get worked up enough to complain to the library about it.

Nothing better to do.

As if libraries aren't struggling enough without people complaining about this sort of thing.

YABU

Even if they are aware it's kind of outside of their remit to start making decisions about which books should be displayed and which shouldn't.

People are capable of deciding which books they borrow from the library.

So don't take out his book then.

Otherwise leave other people to make their own decisions.

If you look closely there are going to be rather a lot of authors/contributors in that library that you wouldn't like.

What would you like the library to do? Throw away all his books? Bit wasteful.

YABU you can still use his recipes, surely?
Fair enough don't buy his books but it's a library.

Just take a non damaging sticker of a giant cock and place it over his face

YABU. Librarians have enough to deal with.

Why didn’t you just move it?

I actually think you should say something. He’s grotesque.

I have disliked the man for many years with every fibre of my being. But I think you are being unreasonable. I doubt the team at library even it noticed it was still there.

However, I would have picked up the book under the pretence of being interesting and reshelved amongst a group of feminist titles. He'd hate that.

Let them know, sure, but don’t formally complain

Ex library worker here.

Yeah you could mention to the library staff, or simply swap it round hahaha! Book displays change all the time as books on display are frequently chosen by users. If you swapped it most library assts would just assume it had gone out on loan / wouldn't notice. There is no mandate for what gets displayed it's just a nice bit of the job to pick out some books on a theme, so nobody would feel strongly about swapping it their side.

But yeah a bit of an odd choice! Not worth a complaint.

Might want to be careful with all the other books, especially classics. Many authors don't live up to the ideals we'd like them to.

Mumsnetters seem.to have a strange obsession with complaining and reporting.

YABU it's a fucking cookery book.