More news in time for Banned Books Week: The Brooklyn Public Library has a big safe for books which are “not for the public.”
More news in time for Banned Books Week: The Brooklyn Public Library has a big safe for books which are “not for the public.”
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I found a very old book (not particularly great literature) in our library, which struck me as deeply offensive to a particular race. I removed it from the shelves and put it in my office. No one has ever asked for it.
But we’re a doctrinaire organization, and make no claims about being open to diverse viewpoints.