Una biblioteca estúpida
Either out of ignorance or envy of the Indiana library that decided to rescind all lending privileges to residents of a homeless shelter (a decision itself since rescinded), a library in Lawrenceville, Georgia has cut its budget for adult fiction titles in Spanish. As reported in the Los Angeles Times, the library will still stock children’s books and adult non-fiction, but not thrillers, romances, or any other adult fiction en Español — a significant move, given that one-sixth of the surrounding county’s population is Latino, and the current heated debate over (primarily Mexican) immigration in the States.
The library’s justification was that they could not afford to provide titles in all languages, but the real reason probably lies closer to here: “… one board member, Brett Taylor, said the move came after some residents objected to using taxpayer dollars to entertain readers who might be illegal immigrants. ‘The argument was we didn’t need to cater to illegal aliens,’ Taylor said. ‘I’m personally offended by that. We have to look out for everybody.’”
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