BLOOMINGTON, Minnesota — A DVD copy of a movie called pornographic by a library customer has been pulled from the Bloomington Public Library shelves.

On Monday, library Director Georgia Bouda said a review by a library committee resulted in a unanimous agreement to remove of the DVD of the independent film “Shortbus.”

Bill Swearingen, of Bloomington, had complained about the movie. He said he was pleased to learn of the results.

“I think that’s great,” Swearingen said. “I’m not a prude but it really was soft porn and to me I don’t see why it should be in the library.”

Bouda said she is not sure why the movie was selected for the library’s collection. As part of her process to review material, Bouda selected several librarians to watch the movie, read reviews and research whether it is in the collection of other libraries in similar size to the Bloomington library.

“Shortbus” is an unrated movie released in 2006. Bouda said there are many foreign films in the library’s collection that also are not rated. Foreign films typically do not go through the same rating process as domestic films, she added.

“We went back and looked at the film, reconsidered and it was unanimous decision to pull it,” Bouda said.

Removing material from the library is rare, Bouda said.

Swearingen said he believes the actions taken by Bouda and the other librarians show they are trying to stand up for the community’s values.

“I appreciate that they acted on this immediately and listened to my concerns,” Swearingen added.