Hundreds of New College of Florida library books, including many on LGBTQ+ topics and religious studies, are headed to a landfill.
A dumpster in the parking lot of Jane Bancroft Cook Library on the campus of New College overflowed with books and collections from the now-defunct Gender and Diversity Center on Tuesday afternoon. Video captured in the afternoon showed a vehicle driving away with the books before students were notified. In the past, students were given an opportunity to purchase books that were leaving the college’s library collection.
Some discarded books included “Nine and Counting: The Women of the Senate”, “The War of the Worlds” and “When I Knew,” which is a collection of stories from LGBTQ+ people recounting when they knew they were gay. Several books from the GDC were retrieved by local activists from the SEE Alliance and a few students before they could be taken for disposal.
New College responds to book dumping
After the Herald-Tribune reported on the book disposal, New College spokesperson Nathan […]
The Republicans will censor through the distruction of books. The Democrates will censor electronically through a ministry of truth to combat “misinformation”. Neither party trusts you, dear voter, to make decisions in your own best interest. They do not trust you. You should not trust them. Think and act outside the box.
New College from its opening many years ago was a great liberal arts college. We have a nutty governor, DeSantis, (also known as DeathSantis), who cares naught for anything that smacks even the tiniest bit of being liberal and open to discussion. He’s leftover from the 16th century and somehow, Florida stupidly voted him in TWICE!!!! And the state legislature are his political lackeys doing everything he wants. He has changed Florida so radically that Black history can only be taught with HIS beliefs—-i.e., slavery had benefits to Blacks by teaching them skills! He despises LBGTQ people and does everything to prevent any evidence of them in this state. He bans books that many of which were considered classics. He wants to get rid of abortion totally and is doing everything he can to harm to amendment to the FL Constitution when it comes to a vote in November. He got a law passed that those standing in line to vote—-sometimes 4 -6 hours in the sun—may not get a drink from anyone who tries to hand it to them. Anyone standing around any demonstration can be arrested, even though they were not a part of it. These kinds of laws go on and on and it will be a great day if Floridians wake up and realize what he has done to this formerly wonderful state!