ViewpointsOpinionThis Is Not DiversitySavePrintPeople work at desks in the Rose Main Reading Room at the New York Public Library, October 5, 2016 in New York City. Drew Angerer/Getty ImagesMark Bauerlein4/29/2019|Updated: 4/29/2019CommentaryIn mid-April, Library Journal sent out a tweet steering readers toward a blog post written by a librarian and bearing the title “Whiteness as Collections.”We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use a different browser. If the issue persists, please visit our help center.Share this articleLeave a commentMark BauerleinAuthorMark Bauerlein is an emeritus professor of English at Emory University. His work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The Weekly Standard, The Washington Post, the TLS, and the Chronicle of Higher Education.Author’s Selected ArticlesA New Commitment to Classicism in DCSep 11, 2025Big Money and Higher EdAug 28, 2025AI Against the HumanitiesAug 05, 2025Florida Leads Breakthrough in Higher Education Accreditation ProcessJul 07, 2025Related Topicslibrariesdiversityracismidentity politicswhite privilege