‘Un-American’: Man allegedly burned dozens of books from Beachwood library, police say

BEACHWOOD, Ohio (WJW) – A man who checked out dozens of books from the Beachwood Public Library allegedly burned them in a social media video, the Beachwood Police Department said.

According to the police department, the man came into the Beachwood Public Library on Shaker Boulevard on April 2 and applied for a library card.

Investigators said he then checked out 50 books “on topics including Jewish history, African American history and LGBTQ education,” the police report said.

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A library official told police she was later contacted by the Princeton University Bridging Divides Initiative, a group that reports suspected hate crimes online…

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