In June of 2023 —during Pride Month— the Coronado Public Library featured a story during a regularly scheduled Story Time program that provoked backlash from some local parents. The book,
Parents in Coronado, California, including the wives of Navy SEALs, are fighting the war on Christmas after the local library refused their attempts to host family-friendly story hours.
In July, the City of Coronado made adjustments to the Story Time protocol at the Coronado Public Library in response to concerns from some residents over the art in a
Protesters ask the library to deem books that address sexuality inappropriate for children's storytimes and to remove books with sexual images from the children’s section altogether