Mr Kidd; you state that the employee said "that's racist" not "You're racist" then you reply as if he had said the latter. It sounds like he was referring to your comment, not your self. So who is not listening? It would be interesting to hear a report of what you actually said and what he was actually responding to, as just reading your letter it feels like you are a bit primed for the defensive stance, as perhaps is he. Comparing city-level regulation of service delivery (library privileges) with federally guaranteed state and county managed rights is a bit silly on your end. Anyone with an 8th grade understanding of American history knows that voter-id laws are and have been a tool of race and class based voter suppression. At least that is what the Supreme court has held to be true repeatedly. It is possible that your local government employee was trying to explain WHY such a suggestion is rejected out of hand: because it, the suggestion, not you, is historically racist.