TOPEKA, Ks. – For sex-related books have been reprieved from a sentence of permanent exile from local library shelves by the Topeka library board. The Board of Trustees reversed a previous ruling this week and voted 7-3 to keep the four books available to the public, including minors.

The books are “The Lesbian Kama Sutra,” “The Joy of Sex,” “The Joy of Gay Sex” and “Sex for Busy People: The Art of the Quickie for Lovers on the Go.”

According to an article on kansascity.com, “The vote came after Kim Borchers of Topeka called them “harmful to minors.” Borchers, who leads a group called Kansans for Common Sense Policy, complained the books would be considered harmful under a law against promoting obscenity to minors.”

The library’s executive director, Gina Millsap, said the library had more than 600 Tooks relating to sex, sex instruction, sexual behavior and fertility.