Drew Taylor writes: “In nearly a month since it first launched, the Alabama Public Library Service (APLS) in Montgomery has received only six submissions from the public about books that are considered ‘controversial.’ APLS launched a list of books December 14 that parents and the community could contribute to that they considered offensive or inappropriate. The list is part of a growing partisan trend nationwide of people attacking library boards for some of the books they offer. However, some have criticized the movement as a step toward censorship.”