The Andover Library Board of Directors will soon decide whether three books with transgender characters will remain in the children's section.

The titles include "George," "Lily and Dunkin" and "I am Jazz."

A resident filed a reconsideration form last month and asked that the books be removed. A hearing was held and a vote of 4 to 1 deemed they could stay.

The resident filed an appeal and amended their complaint to ask that the books at least be moved to the adult or young adult section of the library.

The library board met on Jan. 9 to hear that appeal. They'll make their final decision at their next meeting on Feb. 13.

Tom Taylor, Director of Andover Library, says these situations come up, but they don't normally make it to the library board.

He says the last book to cause such controversy was "Uncle Bobby's Wedding," a children's book written from the perspective of a child whose uncle married another man.