Harvard Vandal Pours Pee On LGBT Books
LatestLast month, an unknown vandal poured urine over 40 books on LGBT issues in Harvard’s Lamont Library. The volumes were destroyed, and they may not be replaced.
According to the Harvard Crimson, library staff discovered the vandalized books on Nov. 24, along with a bottle that may have contained the urine. The books, on gay marriage and other LGBT issues, were worth thousands of dollars in total. They’re probably unsalvageable — says Harvard College Library spokeswoman Beth S. Brainard, “Once the urine is poured, they can’t really fix [the books].” And Lamont may not replace them, since other libraries on campus apparently have copies. Sadly, this means the pee-vandals may have gotten exactly what they wanted.