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deadparrot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 09:58 PM Original message |
Grisham en Espanol? No mas for Ga. Library |
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WindRavenX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 09:59 PM Response to Original message |
1. freaking bullshit |
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marmar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 10:00 PM Response to Original message |
2. Amurka for Anglish speakun' Amurkans only.... |
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MadMaddie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 10:03 PM Response to Original message |
3. Racism is alive and well folks!!! |
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RagingInMiami (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 10:08 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. I'm sure they have several copies of Ann Coulter's book |
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MadMaddie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 10:10 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Indeed they probably do..... |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 08:51 AM Response to Reply #5 |
33. I saw three in their OPAC |
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RagingInMiami (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 10:07 PM Response to Original message |
4. The Hispanics in the county should go on strike |
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DBoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 10:33 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. some affluent lawns will not be tended |
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RagingInMiami (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 10:37 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. If tending lawns is what you think Hispanics are limited to |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 11:54 PM Response to Reply #9 |
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Marie26 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 10:20 AM Response to Reply #8 |
44. Ugh. nt |
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Tyrone Slothrop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 09:47 AM Response to Reply #4 |
39. They did, didn't they? |
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Mikimouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 10:13 PM Response to Original message |
7. I can only hope that the next time some smart-ass.. |
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Mythsaje (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 10:47 PM Response to Original message |
10. My wife brought up a good point |
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marmar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 10:57 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. So should they stop carrying African American and Native American-themed.. |
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Mythsaje (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 11:03 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. Not talking THEMED |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 11:18 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. Libraries should only have picture books! Otherwise, it's not fair .. |
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Mythsaje (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 11:21 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. Now THERE'S a particular weird notion...n/t |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 08:29 AM Response to Reply #16 |
28. If "We can't read Spanish so library shouldn't buy Spanish books" is .. |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 09:16 AM Response to Reply #12 |
34. Exactly. LANGUAGE is not "ethnicity", "genre", "sexuality", or anything |
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Mythsaje (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 07:55 PM Response to Reply #34 |
60. I just passed along my wife's response |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 03:24 AM Response to Reply #10 |
22. Ah, what ever happened to protecting the minority? |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 09:20 AM Response to Reply #22 |
36. Maybe they can go to a bookstore. It could use the business. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 10:54 AM Response to Reply #36 |
47. Go to a bookstore? Don't you need disposable income |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 12:01 PM Response to Reply #36 |
53. I'm sure there's a Barnes and Noble in the neighborhoods where |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 02:29 PM Response to Reply #53 |
56. And what of the Koreans "who work in low-end jobs"? Hispanics, |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-23-06 07:42 AM Response to Reply #56 |
64. True, and other groups as well, depending on the area. nt |
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RagingInMiami (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 10:55 AM Response to Reply #22 |
48. If the shrub is any indicator |
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KingFlorez (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 12:28 PM Response to Reply #10 |
55. There is no good reason for this |
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blackhorse (248 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 11:12 PM Response to Original message |
13. They don't like the books ... |
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peacetalksforall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 11:13 PM Response to Original message |
14. The bigotry is amazing. Does anyone know the sequence of bigotry |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 09:19 AM Response to Reply #14 |
35. Given the French government's drive to eradicate Franglish, if you will, |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 11:29 PM Response to Original message |
17. Look out! Book-reading aliens! This is a code orange event! |
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Maddy McCall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 01:10 AM Response to Original message |
19. School kids read those books, too. They learn Spanish in school... |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 03:14 AM Response to Original message |
20. oh for the love of cryin out loud |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 08:34 AM Response to Reply #20 |
30. Like me, for instance. I like to check out Spanish fiction books |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 03:19 AM Response to Original message |
21. LOL! |
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bklyncowgirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 05:45 AM Response to Original message |
23. Libraries serve the population that lives in the community |
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MountainLaurel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 08:01 AM Response to Original message |
24. Gwinnett's library board is fucked up |
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3waygeek (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 06:17 PM Response to Reply #24 |
59. She was fired for a reason... |
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bleedingheart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 08:06 AM Response to Original message |
25. The article states that they will continue to purchase non-fiction Spanish |
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MountainLaurel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 08:16 AM Response to Reply #25 |
26. The answer to your last question |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 09:42 AM Response to Reply #26 |
38. Yup... the library board is definitely NOT made up of librarians |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 08:50 AM Response to Reply #25 |
32. I've bought English-speaking fiction for bookstores before |
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omshanti (851 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 08:17 AM Response to Original message |
27. The Durham Library has Spanish, Hindi, Korean, French books. |
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bleedingheart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 08:38 AM Response to Reply #27 |
31. that is because it is a university town... |
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omshanti (851 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 10:03 AM Response to Reply #31 |
41. Good point, but Durham also is very diverse. |
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bleedingheart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 10:46 AM Response to Reply #41 |
46. I realize that but universities or any center of education..typically |
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omshanti (851 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 11:21 AM Response to Reply #46 |
51. Did not realize that about Gwinnett County. |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-23-06 07:57 AM Response to Reply #27 |
66. I wonder when these idiots are going to demand that Univision |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 08:32 AM Response to Original message |
29. I just send Gwinnett County Library my comments on this. |
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gauguin57 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 09:36 AM Response to Original message |
37. Not to mention ... people studying spanish who want to practice reading. |
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Maven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 09:52 AM Response to Original message |
40. Could the "journalists" of America just STOP with the cutesy headlines |
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Marie26 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 10:24 AM Response to Reply #40 |
45. For real. |
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RagingInMiami (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 11:24 AM Response to Reply #45 |
52. I'll take Gabriel Garcia Marquez or Paulo Coelho over Grisham any day |
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RagingInMiami (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 10:57 AM Response to Reply #40 |
49. The people who write the headlines are usually never the ones |
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Toucano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 10:15 AM Response to Original message |
42. The right is pushing an agenda. |
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Marie26 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 10:18 AM Response to Original message |
43. God forbid |
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KansDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 11:14 AM Response to Original message |
50. What about those of us who want to learn a foreign language? |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 02:32 PM Response to Reply #50 |
57. "Learning a foreign language" isn't a strong argument, is it? |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 02:46 PM Response to Reply #57 |
58. I think a simple qualifier would validate the argument |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 12:25 PM Response to Original message |
54. Unbelievable... |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 09:01 PM Response to Original message |
61. deadparrot, only yesterday we saw the post concerning a library which |
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deadparrot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-23-06 12:42 AM Response to Reply #61 |
62. Try the links I provided in post #16 (of the Porter County thread). |
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Kellanved (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-23-06 07:33 AM Response to Original message |
63. I can see that for translation of English novels |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-23-06 07:58 AM Response to Reply #63 |
67. Even the Spanish translation of an English book helps them |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-23-06 07:54 AM Response to Original message |
65. Because the reader MIGHT be an illegal immigrant |
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