Year: 2013
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Say My Name
How Did We Get Our Names? Bethers 1966 Submitter: This book would be out-of date at any library, but at our library, it’s both out of date and out-of sync with patron demographics. We are a bilingual private school in the Persian Gulf. The vast majority of our students are…
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Live like the Jetsons!
Future Travel Abels 1980 Submitter: This book is nonfiction. Yes, really. It was in our 629s, and now it is at my desk so I can show it to all the teachers who wonder where all the “lovely books” have gone. The lovely ones are still on the shelves. Books…
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More Costume Ideas!
Costumes from Crepe Paper Pointillart 1974 Submitter: 1. Crepe paper is the worst costume-creation substance ever. Especially if a child is going to wear it. Really, how long will these costumes last before they’re torn to shreds? 2. These costumes frighten me. And the ethnic ones are so stereotyped they…
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Sex Without Fear
Sex Without Fear Lewin and Gilmore 1950 Submitter: I found this book at an estate sale – it was first printed in 1950 and, seven years after that, was on its thirteenth printing…! The pictures really speak for themselves – words fail. Holly: This was probably a reasonable library choice in 1950.…
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So Meaty!
Sausage and Small Goods Production Gerrard 1976 Submitter: A whole new world opened up for me on reading this book. Bits of it, I must admit, got under my skin and filled me with awe and wonder. It appears the word sausage is derived from the Latin ‘salsus’ meaning salted and…
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Witches Potions
Witches’ Potions And Spells Paulsen, Ed. With decorations by Maggie Jarvis 1971 Submitter: I want to state I am in absolutely no way making fun of this book or endorsing it. I’d think a true practitioner of witch craft would find this book either funny or possibly offensive as much…
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