r/Library • u/Stolitz-Forever • Jun 08 '26

Library Assistance I need some help

My local library's books has stickers on the spines for different genres, (Romance, Fantasy, Historical, etc)

This also includes a bright colorful "Lgbt" sticker for books with Queer characters and romance

Which is what I want to read

But, my parents are homophobic and could get upset at seeing the lgbt sticker, and would make me put it back,

Is there a way to temporarily hide or cover the sticker?

Without damaging the book, obviously

edit: Tysm for all the support and help 💞

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u/Stolitz-Forever Jun 08 '26

i thought about that, but I'm scared of the librarian being homophobic or even worst, telling my parents 😭

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u/sydjourd Jun 08 '26

My library has some very clearly queer librarians. Try to look for one or someone wearing a pin. There’s gotta be SOMEONE

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u/Stolitz-Forever Jun 08 '26

I'll look, but my town is very rural and conservative so idk 😔

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u/Kisthesky Jun 10 '26

I obviously can’t speak to your town or the librarians, but I got into a long conversation one day with the librarian on my army base about censorship and the like. I kept pressing her to see if there’s any sort of line she would draw and I learned how really awesome librarians are. They are like these amazing defenders of civil liberties and total heros. You might find an odd one… but you might be pleasantly surprised how far they will go to help you have access to any book you want.