>. . .One instance the AP flagged happened in 2019 when library and community college officials in Portland, Oregon wanted Sotomayor to hold an event with them while she was holding a book tour for Just Ask. As costs mounted for the event set-up, Sotomayor aide Anh Le emailed the Multnomah County Library and told them the event organizers didn’t buy enough copies of the book, which attendees had to have in their possession in order to meet with Sotomayor after her speech. >“For an event with 1,000 people and they have to have a copy of Just Ask to get into the line, 250 books is definitely not enough,” Le wrote. “Families purchase multiples and people will be upset if they are unable to get in line because the book required is sold out.” . . . [Source Article](https://12ft.io/proxy?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mediaite.com%2Fnews%2Fjustice-sotomayors-staff-has-reportedly-prodded-public-colleges-and-libraries-to-buy-her-books%2F) 2nd Article [Court Justice Sotomayor’s staff prodded colleges and libraries to buy her books](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-justice-sotomayors-staff-prodded-colleges-libraries-buy-rcna93606) [2nd Archived ](https://web.archive.org/web/20230711215519/https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-justice-sotomayors-staff-prodded-colleges-libraries-buy-rcna93606)