The mission of a library is scholarship. The wealth of our past is there for the taking. Suppose one isn't an activist? Suppose one takes a dim view of activism? How does honoring a high school dropout and convicted felon advance the purpose and meaning of a library? Who voted for a revolution in the library? I didn't get the memo.
Thanks for your comment. Libraries should honor the best in our academic and intellectual past, not the bottom of the barrel. Now, is there a place for Tupac in a rapper museum? Sure. A revolutionary museum? Yes. A museum to convicted felons? You bet. But libraries in the identity game should honor intellectuals students can look up to. To lift from a family member, the whole idea is "unserious."
Did you ever hear of the Lenin Library in Moscow? The Main Library in St. Petersburg, Florida has been named after President Obama. See: https://splibraries.libguides.com/renovation
This falls in line with honoring and idolizing people like George Floyd, and all the other hood rats killed just minding their own business. Pillars in their community, advocating for change. Next we'll see a Biggie Small wing in a library that's named after Snoop Dogg, because this is the direction they want our intellect to go. Into the gutter propping up people who keep all of us unintelligent, underinspired, and lazy. The people you suggest probably read books, or wrote essays. They probably had jobs and supported their families and were respected in their community. In other words they were acting white, and we can't have that. I'm waiting for a George Floyd stamp to come out.
The list of possibilities is long. One man that fascinates me, along with his siblings and parents, is Father Patrick Healey, the "2nd founder" of Georgetown University. Another is Vivien Thomas, the developer of the technique for open heart surgery on a child. Amazing men.
I saved this one so I could come back to read it later. I don’t have much to add, but you make me think that, as a society, it seems like we are too anxious to embrace and praise the least deserving these days. Young people have energy, and they need direction. We aren’t doing them any favors by encouraging this kind of mindset. Their futures depend on better ideals and ideas.
Their revolution isn’t about scholarship—it’s about “social justice” aka Communism, so Tupac is their chosen symbol.
The mission of a library is scholarship. The wealth of our past is there for the taking. Suppose one isn't an activist? Suppose one takes a dim view of activism? How does honoring a high school dropout and convicted felon advance the purpose and meaning of a library? Who voted for a revolution in the library? I didn't get the memo.
Thanks for your comment. Libraries should honor the best in our academic and intellectual past, not the bottom of the barrel. Now, is there a place for Tupac in a rapper museum? Sure. A revolutionary museum? Yes. A museum to convicted felons? You bet. But libraries in the identity game should honor intellectuals students can look up to. To lift from a family member, the whole idea is "unserious."
How does taking in the face of a racist and a bigot lift spirits of students? The American Soviet Mentality strikes again. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXvBjCO19QY
The revolution will not be televised
Smile.
Did you ever hear of the Lenin Library in Moscow? The Main Library in St. Petersburg, Florida has been named after President Obama. See: https://splibraries.libguides.com/renovation
No, the Lenin Library in Moscow is a new one for me.
Here’s the website: https://www.rsl.ru/en
This falls in line with honoring and idolizing people like George Floyd, and all the other hood rats killed just minding their own business. Pillars in their community, advocating for change. Next we'll see a Biggie Small wing in a library that's named after Snoop Dogg, because this is the direction they want our intellect to go. Into the gutter propping up people who keep all of us unintelligent, underinspired, and lazy. The people you suggest probably read books, or wrote essays. They probably had jobs and supported their families and were respected in their community. In other words they were acting white, and we can't have that. I'm waiting for a George Floyd stamp to come out.
The list of possibilities is long. One man that fascinates me, along with his siblings and parents, is Father Patrick Healey, the "2nd founder" of Georgetown University. Another is Vivien Thomas, the developer of the technique for open heart surgery on a child. Amazing men.
There are so many possibilities for a library portrait. The list goes on and on.
I saved this one so I could come back to read it later. I don’t have much to add, but you make me think that, as a society, it seems like we are too anxious to embrace and praise the least deserving these days. Young people have energy, and they need direction. We aren’t doing them any favors by encouraging this kind of mindset. Their futures depend on better ideals and ideas.