Did Sarah Palin Try to Ban Library Books?

The librarian at the center of a 1996 controversy with then-Wasilla mayor Sarah Palin says she can't recall any effort by Palin to ban specific books from the town library. In her first public statement since Palin was named the GOP vice-presidential candidate, Mary Ellen Baker said today, "I simply do not recall a conversation with specific titles," Baker told ABCNews.com. Palin has acknowledged she twice raised the issue in 1996 of how books could be removed from the shelves, but said it...Full Story