Reports that an Australian library is moving books by and about Lance Armstrong from non-fiction to fiction have proven false, much to the disappointment of those leaving comments on
, the and more recently tech-news site have all reported that , a public library in Sydney, recatalogued Armstrong books following the cyclist鈥檚 confession to last week. In an exclusive interview with the talk show host, Armstrong .
The story was reported after tweets of a went viral on Twitter. The sign says: 鈥淎ll non-fiction Lance Armstrong titles, including Lance Armstrong: Images of a Champion, The Lance Armstrong Performance Program and Lance Armstrong: World's Greatest Champion, will soon be moved to the fiction section.鈥� At the bottom of the sign is a smiley-face emoticon.
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鈥淭his person just works a few hours on the weekend and he didn't have any authority to make a statement on behalf of the library," Wendy Ford, Manly Library's community liaison librarian, told the .
According to Ford, the library would need permission from to shelf the Armstrong books in the fiction section. But while his books can still be found in the non-fiction section, Armstrong is still taking heat on .
鈥淎s a biography, this book is clearly a total fraud. As the fiction we now know it to be, it is mediocre at best,鈥� one comments reads on Armstrong鈥檚 鈥�.鈥�
Despite some of the more recent negative reviews, the book still has an average of four-and-a-half stars.
Armstrong was stripped of his titles, is banned from cycling for life and last week.
