Yeah Irreversible Damage sucks. Like a lot of people in reblogs are saying though, it's likely not the goal of any of the staff for this to be the case! There's a chance that there previously were more positive trans books, but they were challenged by patrons and removed. If multiple patrons make a stink about a book, it will likely either move sections or dissappear entirely to avoid conflict.
As someone who works in a library, in regards to the comments, while I fully understand why you would suggest stealing it, I don't reccomend that! Almost all libraries have tags in books and beepers at the front, and many of those will log exactly what book has been taken. If the copy goes missing, it will eventually be noticed and a new one may be ordered. That would just be giving more money to the author. The best thing to do is leave the book alone- if nobody checks it out for a long enough time, it will be 'weeded'.
I know it can be hard to leave alone. My library also has Irreversible Damage and Detrans, among others, and I feel awful every time I see them. But please don't hide it within the library either. It will most likely be found by staff or a page (my job) and we're required to fix misplaced books and put them back on the shelves. Some libraries may even require that hidden books must be logged for interest, which delays them being weeded even longer.
I sincerely hope that they accept your request! If you want any reccomendations I am very happy to oblige, including for fiction with less obvious trans themes (higher chance of making it past the board).
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