The policy says no city library should allow children "ready access" to books that contain content of a sexual nature. Books with sexual references are to be placed in shelves designated for adults.
Librarians moved books out of the children's section Wednesday to comply with a city council resolution to restrict access to books deemed to have sexual content. Some of the books are about subjects such as puberty.
The election is effectively a test of what level of voter support exists for some of the most contested policies the council's conservative majority is pushing for.