Spanish Libraries in Denver

Library's Spanish outreach criticized

"Although some patrons have praised the library's vision, the Language and Learning idea has met with resistance from those who say that the proposal is another step toward placing Spanish on an equal footing with English as the national language.

"'The library is a purveyor primarily of written information, and it should be provided largely, say 95 percent, in the native language of our country, which is English,' said Fred Elbel, president of Colorado Alliance for Immigration Reform."

First, there is no "national language" of the United States. Those bills, have yet to pass. Second, last I checked, any of the "native language" of this country can be found on the Native Languages of the Americas site.