People on Twitter drag reporter who claims nobody goes to libraries anymore
Book lovers across the world, unite!
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".
"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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