As Demand Soars, Boston Public Library Stocks Up on Anti-Racism Books

November 10, 2020

The Boston Public Library said Tuesday it was purchasing thousands of copies of anti-racism books amid soaring demand for the titles amid the country’s racial reckoning.

Since protests took hold across the nation following the police killing of George Floyd, wait times on popular anti-racism titles reached more than 12 weeks, with queues for “White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism” by Robin DiAngelo and “How to be an Antiracist” by Ibram X. Kendi reaching more than 1,200 patrons, the library said.

The BPL said it had spent some $75,000 on “more than 2,000 new works and additional copies and licenses of in demand titles for all ages” in a bid to shorten the wait times and expand its anti-racism collection.

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