Guernsey's Guille Alles continues to loan Walliams' books

Thursday, 12 November 2026 at 12:05

By Euan Mahy

The library says its policy is that books remain available as long as the content is legal.

David Walliams is an established and prolific author who has written 45 books.

His publisher Harper Collins recently dropped him over allegations of inappropriate behaviour and the publication this week of a joint ITV News and Guardian investigation, with allegations of grooming under age girls, has plunged him into national controversy.

This puts libraries in a potentially difficult moral position although legally, to date, Mr Walliams has not been charged with any offences and strongly denies sexual misconduct.

A spokesperson for Guernsey's Guille Alles library says it follows an established code in deciding which books to include in its collection:

"The starting point is that books should remain available to readers unless the content of those books is illegal.

"We recognise this is a sensitive and complex issue, but we take seriously our responsibility to protect people’s freedom to read what they want to read.

"These books therefore continue to be available in our collection at the present time."

The library says it 'continually reviews and refreshes what’s available in response to reader demand, so individual books may naturally be replaced by newer and more popular titles in the future.'

Jailed comedian Russell Brand has published 14 books but the library says 'his books had already been withdrawn from our collection over recent years as part of routine stock management, due to declining demand.'

In Camden in north London, books by David Walliams have been removed from display and placed into storage, while some headteacher in the UK have chosen to withdraw them.