Salem librarians report patrons trashing, hiding LGBTQ books in past year
According to the reports, library staff found that repeatedly, over several weeks, portions of the Pride month display were “turned around, taken down or moved.” A book of Black history was also hidden behind an American history book multiple times, and fliers from the League of Women Voters and college drag shows were removed.
“Libraries across the nation are experiencing an increase in these types of incidents, though it is less common in college libraries compared to public ones. Historically, Chemeketa has not faced such challenges, and this issue has since been fully resolved,” Hulett said.
In another reported incident, someone used a permanent marker to write an anti-gay slur on the men’s bathroom wall.
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