Author: Holly
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Discard Responsibly
We are asked all the time what to do with weeded materials. As we all know, throwing them in the dumpster has the potential to become a huge PR nightmare. Not to mention, it’s disrespectful. People paid for those books! People love(d) those books! Books are sacred! Yes, I’m exaggerating to…
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The Smut Peddlers
The Smut Peddlers Kilpatrick 1960 Submitter: This time capsule was found at my small local library. I was hoping for some racy pictures, but was disappointed to only find it filled with legal information. What I did find interesting to see what people thought were obscene in 1950’s. The birth…
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Friday Fiction – Questionable Cover Art
The Thing About Georgie Graff 2006 Submitter: I found this while weeding my school library. It isn’t an awful book, but it is a pretty unfortunate cover — a middle grade book with a hanging? After some discussion my coworkers and I decided that this was supposed to show the main…
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Just Be ‘Cos
My Big Lie Cosby 1999 Submitter: Weeded from the children’s collection at my public library. We kept the other titles (and I really love this series!) but we felt that this one had to go. Holly: My library still has a copy of this in circulation, although it hasn’t gone out…
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Liberace Cooks
Liberace Cooks!: Hundreds of Delicious Recipes For You from His Seven Dining Rooms Liberace 1970 Submitter: Here is my new favorite book. When I found this on shelf, I just knew it would be amazing. I am too young for Liberace, and even worse, my young library clerks had no idea who…
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Dress Like a Pro
The Woman’s Dress for Success Book Molloy 1977 Submitter #1: I am submitting a fun little book from the late 1970’s that advises women on how to dress for success in the workplace and the bedroom. By fun I actually mean horrifying. The author tries to acknowledge the sexist world…
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