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Old 06-20-2008, 04:41 PM   #22
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Originally Posted by DMcCunney View Post
A long time ago, I worked for a library. One of the chosres I still remember with a shudder was being told to destroy a set of the Encyclopedia Britannica. It had been badly damaged by patrons, and was being thrown out and replaced, but it still felt like sacrilege.
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i don't think i would have been able to do it. once when i returned a very old, beat-up, dusty, slightly sticky book* to the library, the librarian took it rather gingerly between 2 fingers and said something like "no hurry to return this one, i think it's going straight to the trash." i was shocked speechless with horror for a moment. instantly i regretted having turned the book in to meet such a cruel fate.


*it was already in that state when i borrowed it, i hasten to add.
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