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 retrienved by local activists before they could be taken for disposal.

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    3 months ago

    lol how so people find the most obscure gif that fits perfectly?

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      3 months ago

      Obscure? Sonny, this is a certified hood classic (or whatever it is the kids are calling it these days).

      Now if you’ll excuse me, I need to remove the onion from my belt so I can go yell at the clouds to get off of my lawn.

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      3 months ago

      Obscure? This is probably the most used GIF when it comes to Florida topics.