As a reminder, awfulness is in the eye of the beholder. Each community, library, and collection is unique. What is awful in one library maybe perfectly fine in another. With that said, here are my picks for 2020.
Bodacious Borders
Armstrong
1992
Who doesn’t want to make bodacious documents with bodacious borders?
Be Cool, Going to School
Hickle Pickle Books #3
Smith
1994
Because alien pickle…
Acting Out the Gospels with Mimes, Puppets, & Clowns
DeAngelis
1982
The trifecta of EVIL: Mimes, Puppets, and Clowns
Doilies to Crochet for Little Hats
Thomas
1985
Hats as a theme for interior decorating? Nope.
CosmoGirl! Make it Yourself: 50 Fun and Funky Projects
2007
Pre-teens making “boys of the week panties” is NOT a good idea.
Awful Library Books 