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January 9, 2009
Space for books in libraries
This comment is from Naomi Parker this evening, in response to a comment by author Susan Hill a while ago
"You're so right to protest, Susan. I don't know who is to blame, but the space for books at my local library shrinks all the time. My particular bugbear is that they throw out books all the time, selling them for ridiculous prices. These are often great books in good condition which are often the sort one wants available but doesn't have shelf space to have at home. Libraries could also invite donations of books from customers, but instead have a very wasteful policy. On the plus side, they are pretty good at getting a book for you - even buying it - if you request one they haven't got. It might arrive in weeks - but has been known to take 9 months!"
Posted by Perkins at January 9, 2009 9:41 PM