Six Dr. Seuss books will no longer be published due to perceived racist and insensitive imagery, but Jim Thorpe Borough Council is recommending they remain on the shelves of a local library.

Council President Greg Strubinger said Thursday night that the borough’s representative on the Dimmick Memorial Library’s board, Chris Lukasevich, sought the governing body’s input on the future availability of the books in question.

Copies of “And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street,” “If I Ran the Zoo,” “McElligot’s Pool,” “On Beyond Zebra!,” “Scrambled Eggs Super!,” and “The Cat’s Quizzer” will no longer be published, Dr. Seuss Enterprises told The Associated Press last week.

“I don’t believe we should be taking any action,” Councilman Jay Miller said. “Leave the books on the shelf. If you don’t like Dr. Seuss, don’t read it. We are so offended by Dr. Seuss? Come on, people.”

The decision to stop printing the books created a rush for those remaining in Amazon and Barnes and Noble warehouses.

Kara Edmonds, director of the Dimmick Memorial Library, said Monday the board is still discussing the issue and has yet to make a decision on whether it will leave the books on the shelves.

According to The Associated Press, books by Dr. Seuss, born Theodor Seuss Geisel, an estimated $33 million before taxes in 2020, up from just $9.5 million five years ago. Geisel is second on the list of highest paid dead celebrities, only behind Michael Jackson.

“It’s getting ridiculous,” Miller said during Thursday’s council meeting of the debate over availability of the books at the local library. “We were not elected to deal with this type of stuff. Let people decide if they want to read the books or not.”