* ValuesDissonance: When April and Melanie discuss the murder, Melanie observes that April is well-read but only had access to "the children's part of libraries." In those days, public libraries restricted underage people to the children's room -- mature content, not just sexually explicit, was off limits. If you said you were doing a school report, they'd assume you were lying. Some places even required adults to make a special request at the desk.[[note]]The New York Public Library was notorious for this[[/note]] In the early 1970s many libraries lifted the bans. By the late 1980s, MoralGuardians insisted on restoring them, with [[https://www.ala.org/advocacy/intfreedom/librarybill/interpretations/restrictedaccess today's libraries facing complicated challenges.]] [[https://www.ala.org/advocacy/fight-censorship Members of the American Library Association are working to stop restricted access to information]].