Thread: 'Novelas' in Denver public libraries-Spanish language porn

Can anyone living in Denver confirm this is going on in the public libraries? I found a web site that claims Spanish porn is on library shelves at tax payer expense. English books are being replaced with Spanish. I cut and pasted some of the stuff from the web site but suggest visiting the site to get a better idea what is happening in the Denver libraries. Unbelievable if this is all true.


http://www.cairco.org/library/library.html

Spanish language Denver Public Libraries at taxpayer expense
Is the Denver Public Library system converting libraries to Spanish language libraries at taxpayer expense? Quite possibly. In fact, according to sources with whom CAIR's director has spoken, yes indeed!

'Novelas' in Denver public libraries - Spanish language porn


"Novela" is the name sometimes given to Spanish language pornographic comic books. These novellas have been brought into Denver Public Libraries, presumably at taxpayer expense, to replace English language books. These Novellas are pornographic and reflect serious violence against women. These have been brought into at least the following libraries: Athmar, Byers, Ross-Barnum, and Hadley.

This material is flatly illegal under Colorado law. See explicit photos.


Public forums


Public forums were held from July 10 through July 21 at various branches. The purpose of these forums was to "soft sell" radical and dramatic changes to the Library system to the public. There were a half-dozen displays of the different library styles, with each display containing half of its material in Spanish. Here are pictures of the displays. Click on an image to for a larger view.



(The Denver Public Library has pulled material about the library changes, and the public comment form from their for these changes from their website. You can still submit your comments here.)

Clandestine changes
Sources within the Denver Public Library (DPL) system told CAIR's director that:

Specific Denver Public Libraries are allegedly throwing out English books and replacing them with Spanish language books. This raises the question as to where the funding comes from for the new Spanish books.
Some of the Spanish language "books" brought in include novellas - pornographic comic books. See explicit photos.
The code name for Spanish language libraries is "Language and Learning Libraries".
It is rumored that the Blair-Caldwell African-American research library will be converted to a Language and Learning Library, and that a new Language and Learning Library will also be built.
By November, 2003, library staff began hearing rumors that some branches were going to be changed to Spanish language libraries.
On August 24, 2004, management started having meetings with staff to discuss the changes. Management also began to referring to "English speakers" and "senior citizens" as "non-dominant customers".
Rick Ashton, city librarian, allegedly wants a mill levy for library funding in order to move funding for the library system from under city control. Rick Ashton is allegedly negotiating with Mayor Hickenlooper to place the mill levy on the next November ballot. Mayor Hickenlooper is allegedly proposing a $40 million funding deal, with $25 million from the general fund and $15 million to be obtained from property taxes (an increase of $30/home/year). (See questions regarding funding).
The DPL is trying to find a way to give illegal aliens access to the library. Employees were verbally told to accept Mexican drivers' license. DPL allegedly worked for two months to be able to accept the bogus Matricula Counselar IDs - illegal to accept in Colorado - but the Denver City Attorney finally said no way.
DPL allegedly received a $500,000 grant. Management allegedly discussed using these funds to send staff to Mexico to "better learn Spanish". A possible source of this grant is a Carnegie Corporation 1999 grant of $500,000 for "Special acquisitions for foreign-language collections; ... The population of Denver is changing fast. The acquisition of new bilingual materials in Spanish, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Russian, and English is crucial in ensuring that the library keeps pace with public demand."
This is all driven by federal money - according to some sources, the City allegedly falsified demographics to get LEAP money from the Department of Homeland Security.
Raises/promotions allegedly will not be given to anyone who does not speak Spanish.
A DPL employee was allegedly fired for releasing information to the media.
(The Denver Public Library has pulled material about the library changes, and the public comment form from their for these changes from their website. You can still submit your comments here.)



Cooking the books?
Is the public being mislead about how funds are being used for Spanish language acquisitions? Here are questions that need to be answered.



Items of interest
Proposed library styles - handout at public meetings during the week of July 10, 2005.
Proposed service plans - handout at public meetings during the week of July 10, 2005
Denver demographics - handout at public meetings during the week of July 10, 2005
June 21 letter from Congressman Tom Tancredo to Denver Mayor Hickenlooper on the issue of Spanish language libraries at taxpayer expense.
June 22, 2005 response by Denver Mayor Hickenlooper to Congressman Tom Tancredo on the issue of Spanish language libraries at taxpayer expense.
Congressman Tom Tancredo's response to Denver Mayor Hickenlooper's June 22, 2005 letter.
Corona Research conducted focus groups in February and March 2005. Their findings were likely disappointing to the DPL. Current library patrons are not the intended beneficiaries of the "Language and Learning Libraries" and the findings indicate that the DPL will have to take additional steps to deal with their resistance to the proposed changes.
The Reforma organization, whose mission is to promote development of Spanish-language and Latino/Hispanic oriented library collections and to support active recruitment of bilingual, bicultural library staff. Rick Ashton - Denver Public Library, is one of the dozens of Denver members.
(The Denver Public Library has pulled material about the library changes, and the public comment form from their for these changes from their website. You can still submit your comments here.)

Articles
Library's Spanish outreach criticized
By Valerie Richardson, The Washington Times, August 1, 2005
A plan to redesign seven Denver Public Library branches with a Spanish-language focus has created a row over the library's role in light of the city's growing Spanish-speaking population.

At a series of public meetings last week, library officials said the "Language and Learning" branches would feature an increased Spanish-language book and periodical collection, a bilingual staff and classes for Spanish speakers on subjects such as English acquisition, high school equivalency and computers.

"The library is a purveyor primarily of written information, and it should be provided largely, say 95 percent, in the native language of our country, which is English," said Fred Elbel, president of Colorado Alliance for Immigration Reform.

About those spanish comic books or articles they are there now. I did a search and you can get it them at DPL. I just can't confirm it because I am not willing to go drive 20+ miles to go see it or take pics..... GO See for yourself http://www.denver.lib.co.us/ and search Novelas, Novela.

I brought this up a while back as Tancredo was all over it. He was on a Denver talk show, Peter Boyles, talking about this. Peter also talks about a lot of illegal immigration issues now. Anyways, the DPL employees tipped off Tancredo. They saw it coming and knew. That's proof enough for me. It's happening in Denver.

click here:

http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-5509-tancredo.html+denver
http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-5510-denve ... c+tancredo
http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-6500-tancr ... ver+public


or I found more on this thru google:

http://tancredo.house.gov/pressers/Hick ... 621051.htm
http://tancredo.house.gov/pressers/0621 ... licies.htm
http://www.denver.lib.co.us/news/dplnew ... etter.html
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/o ... 89,00.html
http://rockymountainnews.com/drmn/local ... 23,00.html

Twilight

i just sent Mr. Boyles a photo of that house with the Mexican flag flying 24/7 and the unlicensed car....he will get a chuckle out of this i am sure...

you people who do not live in Denver or Colorado need to understand the the CITY of Denver is very left wing leftist liberal.....which is why I left the Democratic Party...so is the city of Boulder where Univ of CO is located...
we call it the People's Republic of Boulder as a joke...Boulder is great cause you have all these well educated Univ liberals who mostly probably love ILLEGALS and Amnesty and Affirmative Action but guess what? Boulder has the lowest MINORITY population in the Metro Denver area....elitist hypocrites! The housing prices are out of this world there so you will find few illegals there!

Anyway, this mayor here in Denver, Hickenlooper is the darling of leftist liberal DENVER POST who failed to question him over the illegal who worked in his restaurant and killed the cop.....you have to understand that the liberal DENVER POST and its socialist writers love ILLEGALS and there are several Hispanic members of the city council and there was quite a CHICANO movement here in Denver starting in the 60's......so. porn in the libraries? Why would that surprise me in wacko leftist Denver? The rest of Colorado is quite conservative! I also am hearing that the Denver Public library wants to eliminate those library employees that don't speak SPANISH! YUP! MADNESS which is why this forum angers me so...rightfully so!

This was on our ten o’clock news tonight. the library said they would "review" the material and determine if it is appropriate.

From some of the pictures I saw they didn't look appropriate for a public library. However an extremely liberal person will see it differently no doubt. They shouldn't have that kind of stuff available where children can get access to it. I can imagine some of the creepy people coming to the library when the word gets out.

By the way thanks for the links tms. I missed those earlier. I'm wondering how much of this is going on in other libraries across the country. I'm not happy they are putting porn in the libraries and turning them into illegal immigrant libraries. The disgusting part is knowing my tax dollars are supporting it.

if you ever took the time to watch a Spanish program called Sabado Gigante or Big Saturday on UNIVISION you might be a little surprised when they have the best "ass" contest! In Spanish it is "mejor cola"

what it is is that about 5 very nice looking girls come out in G strings and the audience votes with applause.....now English television is getting more off color all the time with the 4 letter words and what not but I wonder how this program of best ass would go over in English? I think you would hear some complaints...

a guy I know who is married to a Mexican (LEGAL) and i have discussed this and we agree that they, this program, gets away with things in Spanish that the FCC might ban in English? This program Sabado Gigante is not a racy program but these type of contests they have from time to time make me wonder...?

In no way shape or form am I comparing this to what is going on in Denver's library but this reminds of this program...

Spanish Set to Become Official Language of Seven Denver Public Library Branches

In a sharp break from American tradition, the Denver Public Library is promoting a plan that would make seven of its branches “Spanish focused,� banishing English language books to the backroom. The “Languages and Learning� plan would dramatically increase Spanish language offerings and staff, designating some locations as Spanish dominant. The proposal is currently under review by the Library Commission and an advisory board.

“Denver’s action is a dubious first in American history: a major U.S. city is creating a public institution that intentionally excludes native-born Americans,� explained Mauro E. Mujica, Chairman of the Board of U.S. English, Inc. “This action goes against the model of assimilation that has successfully served the United States for centuries.�

“In a nation of immigrants, focusing on a single non-English language is the type of favoritism that we should have abandoned years ago. The taxpayers of Denver â€â€

The saddest part is - that spanish is not proper spanish-it is a two syllable nahuatl spanish. Most three syllable intellectual english words are almost the same in proper spanish...For instance, information...is the same just consanant sounds change. Mexicans have dirty two syllable words for every word that is proper three or four syllable castillian spanish. They have the nerve to tell a spaniard from spain that they speak improper spanish. That is like telling the Englishman that he is not speaking proper english. They have truly disgraced what was once a romance language. Gee, no wonder King Juan Carlos of Spain does not make visiting Mexico a main priority. Vicente Fox, all of a sudden can speak perfect castillian when he is around the King of Spain but when asked to educate his people in proper spanish, he says that mexicans speaking "mexican spanish" in american is an example of Mexican patriotism. The king of spain asked Mr. Fox, "So, it is patriotic of Mexicans to speak spanish in America?" I found that quite comical. If you go to any other latin country and speak their version of spanish, the people will make fun of you. For instance, the word "Mande" in proper spanish means "tell me what to do, order me, etc". In their gutter spanish it means, What?

http://www.9news.com/acm_news.aspx?OSGN ... 89c01ca7bf


Library protest turns into battle over illegal immigration
written by : Adam Schrager 9NEWS Reporter

Created: 8/8/2005 5:27 PM MDT - Updated: 8/8/2005 5:33 PM MDT


9NEWS reporter Adam Schrager says a protest against content in the Denver Public Library turned into battle about illegal immigration. 9NEWS at 5 p.m. August 8, 2005.





DENVER - A battle over alleged pornographic, Spanish-language material inside the Denver Public Library morphed Monday into a battle over illegal immigration outside the Denver Public Library.

A protest and counter-protest drew dozens of people to the Central Branch of the library to rally for their respective political causes.

The items which precipitated the debate are called fotonovellas, which according to Library Director Rick Ashton, "are a popular Spanish publication format in Latin America and the United States. They are usually fiction books which use both pictures (photos or drawings) and text to tell their stories. The most typical content is similar to that of the Mexican soap operas that you have seen on Spanish-language television."

The material has been pulled for the Library to review its contents and determine its importance and place in the overall collection of 2.5 million pieces. The fotonovellas have been available for library patrons for the last 15 years.

"We're trying to build a library that serves a wide range of interests, a very diverse community, which Denver is," said Jo Sarling, the DPL Director of Access. "We have never had a request to reconsider any of these titles. We have never had anyone complain about them with the exception of people saying 'Can you get more?'"

However, critics allege the material contained inside the fotonovellas depicts pornographic activity and graphic violence toward women.

"The ability for a child to be able to walk in and check this stuff out is outrageous," said Michael Corbin, Coordinator for the Coalition for a Closer Look.

Corbin and others said to use taxpayer money on material that is obviously offensive is revolting itself. They believe the Denver Public Library's decision to spend more resources to attract Spanish-speaking customers amounts to a misplacing of taxpayer dollars.

"They do not have a right to access our taxpayer-funded library or to dictate its policy and tell us through the library what books are going to be in."

The debate though quickly turned to immigration policy, specifically the role Spanish-language material should play in the Library.

"You always hear they want to come and work," said Robert Copley, Jr. of Sovereignty Colorado. "Well, they also want to come and kill and destroy wages and just demean our quality of life."

That offended Gabriella Casillas, who works for a Denver immigration rights attorney. She said the novellas have given people a reason to attack immigrants, "It's the library where people come and learn.

"They want to talk about porn. What about soap operas? It's the same thing just in a different language."

The Denver Public Library will reconsider the display two to three titles per year. There is no timetable on when a decision will be made about whether to permanently pull the fotonovellas from the shelves or place them once again on display.>

From http://www.khow.com/hosts/peterboyles.html


DPL's ASHTON REACTS & PULLS NOVELAS FOR REVIEW

Dear Library Commission Members,

For the past two days the Denver Public Library has been busily
responding to a number of media inquiries regarding certain fotonovelas
and the Library's policies and practices regarding them. President K.C.
Veio has asked me to give you a status report and to suggest some ideas
for possible Library Commission consideration, beginning at your regular
monthly meeting on August 18.

Fotonovelas are a popular Spanish publication format in Latin America
and the United States. They are usually fiction books which use both
pictures (photos or drawings) and text to tell their stories. The most
typical content is similar to that of the Mexican soap operas that you
have seen on Spanish-language television. The Denver Public Library has
been purchasing and making them available for somewhere between ten and
fifteen years (our purchase records and invoices go back to 2000, when
the City's present accounting system was installed). We also have
English language equivalents, known as graphic novels (format, not
content).

Yesterday the Peter Boyles talk radio show featured a complaint about
some of these books, which apparently contain explicit sexual content,
some of it in a violent context. From that point forward, we have had a
great deal of media activity: I have been on the radio with Caplis and
Silverman, Boyles, and Rosen. 31, 4, and 7 have done interviews. Diane
Lapierre talked to a Post reporter for a story that appeared this
morning.

Dan Caplis's law firm has made a public records request for many
different kinds of records pertaining to what his letter calls
"pornographic Spanish comic books." The Library is in the process of
gathering relevant records and responding to the request within the
legally permitted three days. The same records request was made of
Mayor Hickenlooper. Yesterday the Mayor's Chief of Staff, Cole Finegan,
sent a letter stating that the Mayor's office has no relevant records.

Also yesterday, Mayor Hickenlooper sent a letter to members of the
Library Commission, asking that you look into the allegations and that
you expedite the response to these complaints.

In addition to media activity and the gathering of internal records,
the Library has set in motion a process to review all the fotonovelas in
our collection, to determine whether they meet the guidelines of our
collection development policy. All books currently on the shelves have
been pulled and are being shipped to our Collection Development office,
where staff will perform the review. This phase of the activity will be
completed in a few days. Since many fotonovelas are currently checked
out, we will need to continue this process for the next several weeks,
as items in circulation are returned. Items that we judge to be
inappropriate will be removed from the collection. Others will be
returned to the shelf. We will also review the physical placement of
these materials in our buildings, to make certain that they are placed
in adult areas.

In preparation for the Library Commission meeting on August 18, staff
will forward to you copies of the Library's collection development
policy, procedures by which members of the public may request that an
item be reconsidered for removal from the collection, and financial and
logistical details. This material will allow the Commission to have an
informed discussion of the policy and operational issues. At that time
the Commission will be able to take any action you deem necessary.

As always, I want to let you know that the staff of the Denver Public
Library remains committed to delivering the best possible service to the
people of our community. We will continue to make every effort to
select and provide a diverse, useful library collection for Denver. We
will correct any mistakes we have made and endeavor to avoid repeating
those mistakes.

I will be out of town August 5-10. While I am away, Diane Lapierre
will be glad to respond to your communications.

Best regards,

Rick

Rick J. Ashton
City Librarian
Denver Public Library

http://www.khow.com/hosts/caplis-silverman.html

QUESTIONABLE ENGLISH LANGUAGE COMICS
AVAIL AT DPL

Now that the Spanish-language novellas depicting rape and elicit sex are off the shelves...what about English-language books? Craig Silverman found one within reach of kids called Sin City. To view material related to this book you will need to leave this site and go to a site operated by the publisher, Dark Horse Books. 630 KHOW is not responsible for the content of Dark Horse Books site.

WARNING: these links contain content that is not suitable for minors. By clicking these links you are leaving the KHOW.com web site. KHOW is not responsible for the content on the following pages.

http://www.darkhorse.com/zones/sincity/index.php


FILMS AVAILABLE TO ALL AT DENVER PUBLIC LIBRARY

The following movies are examples of films that can be freely checked out of the Denver Public library by any child with a library card. The Denver Library and libraries all around the Metro Area and the country have similar policies:

Last Tango in Paris
Irreversible
Pulp Fiction

and so for minors that may or can have access to these so called porn comic books and movies

FREE ACCESS TO LIBRARIES FOR MINORS
An Interpretation of the Library Bill of Rights

This is the policy most libraries in America follow regarding what kids can see and read:

Library policies and procedures that effectively deny minors equal and equitable access to all library resources available to other users violate the Library Bill of Rights. The American Library Association opposes all attempts to restrict access to library services, materials, and facilities based on the age of library users.

Article V of the Library Bill of Rights states, "A person's right to use a library should not be denied or abridged because of origin, age, background, or views." The "right to use a library" includes free access to, and unrestricted use of, all the services, materials, and facilities the library has to offer. Every restriction on access to, and use of, library resources, based solely on the chronological age, educational level, literacy skills, or legal emancipation of users violates Article V.

Libraries are charged with the mission of developing resources to meet the diverse information needs and interests of the communities they serve. Services, materials, and facilities that fulfill the needs and interests of library users at different stages in their personal development are a necessary part of library resources. The needs and interests of each library user, and resources appropriate to meet those needs and interests, must be determined on an individual basis. Librarians cannot predict what resources will best fulfill the needs and interests of any individual user based on a single criterion such as chronological age, educational level, literacy skills, or legal emancipation.

Libraries should not limit the selection and development of library resources simply because minors will have access to them. Institutional self-censorship diminishes the credibility of the library in the community, and restricts access for all library users.

Children and young adults unquestionably possess First Amendment rights, including the right to receive information in the library. Constitutionally protected speech cannot be suppressed solely to protect children or young adults from ideas or images a legislative body believes to be unsuitable for them.1 Librarians and library governing bodies should not resort to age restrictions in an effort to avoid actual or anticipated objections, because only a court of law can determine whether material is not constitutionally protected.

The mission, goals, and objectives of libraries cannot authorize librarians or library governing bodies to assume, abrogate, or overrule the rights and responsibilities of parents. As "Libraries: An American Value" states, "We affirm the responsibility and the right of all parents and guardians to guide their own children's use of the library and its resources and services." Librarians and governing bodies should maintain that parentsâ€â€