''This is a public library. We are here to be welcoming of all families of all kinds.''

Laura Holbrook, one of several Calvert County library trustees who voted unanimously to back the Director's decision to keep an illustrated children's book (about two male penguins hatching an adopted egg together) in the book section dedicated to kids. (Washington Post)

''It is a great book for a certain family, but not for my family and a lot of families I know. I believe in everyone's rights. I believe in freedom of speech, but this is not right for my family.''

Beth Bubser of Dunkirk, MD who claims her daughter chose from her library, "And Tango Makes Three," a book about zoo penguins in a same-sex relationship who successfully hatch an egg together. Burser's statement contradicts her belief and request that the book should be segregated to an "alternative families" section which unsuspecting kids won't be able to reach. (Washington Post)