Book lovers across the world, unite!。
SEE ALSO:Librarian sends back 'cliche' and 'racist' Dr. Seuss books donated by Melania Trump 。A 。New York Observer 。columnist based in London, Andre Walker, dared to state in a provocative tweet that "nobody goes to libraries anymore". 。
"Close the public ones and put the books in schools," is his tongue-in-cheek suggestion. 。
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When people posted to him pictures of people at libraries, Walker dismissed it, repeating his outrageous claim: 。
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In another tweet, Walker insulted librarians saying they're like "French teachers". 。
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"These jobs exist in order to pay the wages of sad people who can't get proper work," he said. 。
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However, people were not ready to back down.。
First, a call to arms to all the people who go to libraries went viral: 。
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Then, the self-proclaimed "angriest librarian" (HalpernAlex) launched a long, epic rant, which also went nuts: 。
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Soon, other people joined the fight: 。
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And Walker, well, he had to apologise to the library-goers and librarians after 110,000 people replied to his tweet: 。
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