In close 3-2 decision, the Nampa Public library Board voted to remove the The New Joy of Sex and The Joy of Gay Sex from library shelves. Supporting board members cited indecent material for children as the chief factor in their decision making.

This deliberations were instigated by library patron Randy Jackson and supported by Nampa businessman Larry Knapp who threatened to pull his $10,000 donation should the board vote against him. While the volumes have been removed from the circulation shelves, Library Director Karen Ganske will hold them until requested by library patrons.