[Publib] Oh, don't we wish! -- Tuesday (was Monday humor)

[Jane Carle]

Ooh Ooh -- this happened to me!  

A couple found books in the dumpster (what they were
doing rooting around the dumpster in the first place
is beyond me) and complained to a Board Member.  I
talked to them 'til I was blue in the face but
couldn't convince them that moldy, falling apart,
un-repairable books couldn't be used.  

They didn't really care -- they just loved books and
didn't think any should ever be thrown out. I offered
to have all the books sent to their home, but they
declined.

Maybe they thought the basement went deep underground
and we had unlimited space to keep everything we ever
purchased, or was donated to us!

Now, when we take books to the dumpster, we double bag
them and take them out the night before the trash is
collected. ;}

Ahhhh life -- it's never dull is it?

Jane Carle
Kirtland Public Library 
Kirtland, Ohio -- where it continues to snow. The
weather gurus are calling for up to 10 inches by
tonight..



--- Dianne Harmon <dharmon at joliet.lib.il.us> wrote:

>  .... And when you throw these donations in the
> dumpster because you
> don't even want them in the building, patrons and
> Friends of the Library
> will discover these discards and write letters to
> the editor of the
> local newspaper about how irresponsible the library
> is with its funding.
> Unfortunately, this happened recently to a library
> near us.  
>    I'm sorry -- this was supposed to be Monday
> humor?  It's started to
> snow again.  Not much is humerous at the moment.
> 
> Dianne Harmon                       
> Associate Director                   
> Joliet Public Library                 
> 815-740-2679 
> fax 815-846-3131
> www.joliet.lib.il.us 
>  


Jane R. Carle, Director
  Kirtland Public Library
  Kirtland, Ohio
 



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