People donated more than $15,000 to the library system, which will be matched by the city, providing $30,000 for LGBTQ programming
People donated more than $15,000 to the library system, which will be matched by the city, providing $30,000 for LGBTQ programming
I hate the fact that there’s a stand for the books that is this prominent. If someone is closeted and wants to borrow one, there’s no chance in hell to do it discreetly. It’s like a big neon sign… Very inconsiderate if you ask me.
Assuming that only members of the community could possibly be interested in these books is one of the problems we have.
I kind of assume a display like this is more for the curious than the closeted.
And I’m sure they have a copy of each book on the display on their regular shelves, and it’s more like “hey, here’s some LGBT+ books we have, there’s more on the shelves.”
Funny that a group that promotes inclusion would target a specific demographic at the cost of excluding all the others.
If that was the only place you could get pride books? Sure
But I can only assume that there are other pride books around the library, and I think having a designated pride section is good for those who want it.
And likely this was just for Pride month, and anyone wanting the books who is closeted can get them much more discretely later, or make a request with a librarian.