RUSSELL SPRINGS, Ky. — A teachers' prayer group in south-central Kentucky is asking that dozens of books with mentions of ghosts, cults and witchcraft be considered for removal from a public school's library.

        A letter from the group, obtained by the Lexington Herald-Leader, said God revealed to them that the books are one of the reasons God's presence hasn't come to Russell County High School.

        “He cannot come into a place that is corrupted,” the letter said, adding “we must not allow for these books to continue polluting the minds of our teen-agers.”

        The letter identified a list of more than 50 book titles that “may need to be removed,” including World's Most Famous Ghosts, Witchcraft of Salem, Cults in America and the Harry Potter series.

        Also included on the list is I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, a book by prominent black author Maya Angelou, who spoke at President Clinton's 1993 inauguration.

        But more than a dozen people opposed to such a review attended the council meeting Tuesday.

        They said librarian Mary Donna Foley, who has a doctorate in library and information sciences, has done a good job choosing books. They said the school should be a place where students have access to a wide variety of information and ideas.

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