tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post878205982629064718..comments2023-11-30T10:43:33.130-06:00Comments on Reading Freely: The survivorStephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-37521294152858260472018-07-03T12:25:57.559-05:002018-07-03T12:25:57.559-05:00Even at my university they still stamp the books s...Even at my university they still stamp the books so we know when they're due back. Interesting. Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-56854574465190392292018-07-03T12:25:20.377-05:002018-07-03T12:25:20.377-05:00An unfortunate sign of the times...even in our lib...An unfortunate sign of the times...even in our library, where no one is inclined to get rid of books, we've had to condense the collection as demands for physical space have increased. Our middle school PC lab sits where a massive sports/music section used to be. (It was the 700s-800s section, which has been relocated in a condensed form.)Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-33770948033454813022018-07-02T22:44:39.074-05:002018-07-02T22:44:39.074-05:007 pofw: great book, i thought... some old books ...7 pofw: great book, i thought... some old books can be bad, true, but i still like them...baking soda helps some times...Mudpuddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17194891656971454279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-74540408646587954682018-07-02T21:37:35.597-05:002018-07-02T21:37:35.597-05:00That is really cool, kind of bittersweet... I mis...That is really cool, kind of bittersweet... I miss the stamps; I used to get a thrill from checking out a book that had been sitting on a shelf for months (or years). <br /><br />One of the oldest books I've ever borrowed was Seven Pillars of Wisdom, an early hardcover from the 1930s or 40s. It appears to have since been removed from the library system. That's what I get for not going to the library sales. I have a love-hate thing for old books though (the smells and stains). Marian Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14115916138435761469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-63345904504304035622018-07-02T12:05:20.135-05:002018-07-02T12:05:20.135-05:00our library is like that too, it's all on comp...our library is like that too, it's all on computer; i guess the book has a code on it that is scanned by the reader thingie... anyway, you're lucky; our library gets rid of books by the wheelbarrow load and is replacing them with graphic novels and computers... not many good books left; and all the good old ones are gone(picture me grinding my teeth...). Don't go there much any more...Mudpuddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17194891656971454279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-7844810283568547542018-07-02T11:11:06.182-05:002018-07-02T11:11:06.182-05:00Really? No stamping to tell you when it's due?...Really? No stamping to tell you when it's due? I've been in some public libraries that have a fairly up to date tech setup (a website that allows people to view their account, place holds, clear fines, as well as those seals in books that make an alarm goes off if someone exits the building with a book that's not checked out), but those always had a due-date slip. How does your library do it?Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-70029827671063538942018-07-02T09:38:57.304-05:002018-07-02T09:38:57.304-05:00This is fascinating and impressive. My library no ...This is fascinating and impressive. My library no longer stamps a card in the back of the book. But I always wonder how old a book is and what people took it out in the past. Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.com