Draft:Nimitz Library
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Nimitz Library is the main library for the Annapolis Area Naval Complex, located at the United States Naval Academy campus in Maryland, United States.{{Cite web |title=About the Library :: Nimitz Library :: USNA |url=https://www.usna.edu/Library/about/index.php |access-date=2025-04-14 |website=www.usna.edu}} The academy's first library was organized in 1845.{{Cite web |title=History Timeline :: Nimitz Library :: USNA |url=https://www.usna.edu/Library/about/timeline.php |access-date=2025-04-14 |website=www.usna.edu}} The current library building was opened in 1973."Navy to dedicate new Nimitz library" Newspapers.com, The Capital, September 4, 1973, page 1, https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-capital-navy-to-dedicate-new-nimitz/170327682/ & "Navy Dedicating Nimitz Library" Newspapers.com, The Capital, September 4, 1973, page 10
Nimitz Library White Paper - usna.edu - p. 3 A major renovation of the ground floor of the building was completed in August 2021.https://www.usna.edu/Library/about/2021-22_Nimitz_Library_Annual_Report.pdf
2021–22 Nimitz Library Annual Report Circulation in the 2021–22 was slightly more than 11,000 physical books and other media.
Anti-DEI book purge
Following an executive order signed by Donald Trump commanding removal of diversity, equity, and inclusion-related content from government-funded sources, the Nimitz Library removed 381 texts from their collection.{{Cite web |date=2025-04-01 |title=Naval Academy removes nearly 400 books from library in new DEI purge ordered by Hegseth's office |url=https://apnews.com/article/military-academies-dei-hegseth-trump-ba9731f24b4eb4bd9c02b568209f97af |access-date=2025-04-14 |website=AP News |language=en}}https://media.defense.gov/2025/Apr/04/2003683009/-1/-1/0/250404-LIST%20OF%20REMOVED%20BOOKS%20FROM%20NIMITZ%20LIBRARY.PDF List of books removed from Nimitz Library A bookseller who reviewed the list found that the books covered topics including "slavery in the United States, white supremacy (both historical and modern-day), racial discrimination within the Catholic church, generational communication differences in the workplace, gender norms throughout different cultures, homosexuality and transgender science and history, women in literature and feminist interpretations of classics, [and] the evolution of masculinity," and that a number of the volumes were textbooks "priced over $100. These aren't titles that students have the means to go out and purchase on their own."{{Cite web |title=List of Books Removed from USNA Library |url=https://bookshop.org/lists/list-of-books-removed-from-usna-library |access-date=2025-04-14 |website=Bookshop.org |language=en}} PEN America reported that the book purge was the "first college-level library banning" since tracking began in 2021.{{Cite web |date=2025-04-06 |title=PEN America on 381 Banned Books at the U.S. Naval Academy: “Books are not the enemy; ignorance is the enemy." |url=https://pen.org/press-release/pen-america-on-381-banned-books-at-the-u-s-naval-academy-books-are-not-the-enemy-ignorance-is-the-enemy/ |access-date=2025-04-14 |website=PEN America |language=en-US}}