:quality(85)//cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/infobae/LZLFLAX72RGIRA7DODZAJ2OTCY.jpeg "The truth behind the alleged destruction of old books in the Miguel Lerdo de Tejada library")
A Twitter user wrote that he had been watching trucks outside the library for two days. Miguel Lerdo de Tejadawhich is under the protection of the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit (SHCP) of Mexico in the old oratory of San Felipe Neri, and attached photographs of the evidence.
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I saw trucks loaded with 19th and 20th century books and newspapers being destroyed and recycled“wrote the tweeter. It should be mentioned that the Miguel Lerdo de Tejada Library has a collection of almost ninety thousand books and more than one hundred thousand volumes.
The publication’s comments criticized the action, associating the fact with the burning of books by the Nazis and even made a comparison with the events of the literary work. Fahrenheit 451, the dystopian novel by American writer Ray Bradbury. Likewise, criticism of the 4Ts, the government of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) and the management of the head of government Claudia Sheinbaum They were consistent in publishing.
Other users asked if it was a move, to which the author of the tweet, who also attached photos of the evidence, replied: “No, throw… if it was a move, they wouldn’t throw things as they fell, without order or attention”. In the photos, you can see a truck full of books of all sizes and a man in an orange vest next to the load.
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Juan Martin Hernandez, deputy director of the library, said GlobeLiveMedia Mexico that these were photos taken completely out of context, stating that all libraries perform book movements for various tasks such as preservation, analysis and special treatments.
Similarly, he pointed out that any claims of “unwarranted destruction, recycling and mishandling of materials” are completely false, as is the alleged eviction by the Mayor of Cuauhtémoc, also false. Sandra Cuevasas discussed in the complaint’s comments on Twitter.
The field of social communication Ministry of Finance explained to GlobeLiveMedia Mexico that it is a natural process that all libraries in the world follow. The procedure is called “throwing” and is summarized in the digitization of materials for improved consultation; therefore, these books are no longer required in physical form. This is how space is created within the enclosure to house other specimens that require protection.
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Likewise, they clarified that high-value materials are not discarded as stated in the complaint, nor are masterpieces such as Don Quixote or which date from the 19th century, but much less important documents like some editions of the Diario de la Federación, an action that the same institution has authorized. This procedure is absolutely necessary and is carried out internationally, in any library in the world.
The Ministry of Finance published a press release on its Twitter account where it reaffirms its arguments: “the specimens have no historical value and do not form part of the cultural and heritage heritage”. In the same way, they explained that “the purification aims at obsolete and outdated volumes, materials mutilated or deteriorated by natural agents, with excessive circulation, deficient printings, bindings, pamphlets, triptychs, publications in bulk and various newspapers, which are already digitized”.
The library has been open since 1928 and is named after Miguel Lerdo de Tejada, honoring him as he served as Secretary of the Treasury during the presidential term of Benito Juarez and Ignatius Commonfort. The origins of the library date back to 1928, when Luis Montes de Oca He commissioned the use of a space to concentrate documents related to the country’s history and economy. It was an act that sought to stimulate study and consultation.
The first site to house this collection was the Empress Chapel at the National Palace. For reasons of space, the library moved to its current location, the Oratory of San Felipe Neri “El Nuevo” in the historic center, in the year 1970.