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Originally Posted by Tome Keeper
I agree with you there depending on the state of the old books. The library I worked at once threw away a whole skip full of old books, most were reference non-fiction and so hardly used. Luckily they offered the books to staff who wanted them so I saved about 100 books, wish I could have saved them all, it was such a waste. I would have understood with old books that were in tatters but these were pristine.
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Our library puts these books out for sale at anything from 50c to $2.00 depending on how good they are. At least this way the only books getting destroyed are ones no-one really wants. I sometimes buy a few novels for holiday reading and just give them away when I have read them.