LAX Pushes Explicit Books Parents Fought to Ban

Next time you’re stuck at LAX, Los Angeles officials have just the thing for you: controversial books some communities want kept away from kids.

The Los Angeles Public Library teamed up with the airport last fall during the annual “Banned Books Week” to push digital access to titles that have faced challenges elsewhere. Travelers were urged to scan QR codes for a free library pass to read books like Toni Morrison’s “The Bluest Eye” and the graphic novel “Let’s Talk About It: The Teen’s Guide to Sex, Relationships and Being a Human.”

LA Public Library is displaying “Banned Books” advertisements at Los Angeles International Airport.

When they talk about “banned books” they’re referring to graphic p**n which is offered to children in schools and libraries across the country.

Disgusting groomers pic.twitter.com/hFVkLh8OU1

— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) April 22, 2025

Organizers spun the LAX program as promoting “intellectual freedom” and “critical thinking.”

This comes amid reports of a massive spike in book challenges nationwide, often targeting materials dealing with explicit sexuality, LGBTQ+ themes, and race-related topics that parents find inappropriate for schools and public libraries. Groups like the American Library Association decry these challenges, framing concerned parents simply as censors.

So while you’re waiting for your flight, LA libs want to make sure you can access the very books many communities are fighting to keep out of the hands of children, all under the banner of fighting “censorship.”