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@ss Trombone
True confessions: I played trombone in high school. My dad was a band director, and my sisters and I all played instruments. They chose flute and clarinet, so of course I had to choose the most obnoxious thing I could think of. (I chose drums and was told “absolutely not”…so…
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Autism Ambassadors
The Autism Ambassadors Handbook Kukoff 2013 Submitter: This terribly ableist book is in the library of the university I graduated from. When I discovered it as an autistic student, I was livid. The author, an 18-year-old boy who is being treated as an expert despite his lack of qualifications, describes autistic…
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Boy Today, Man Tomorrow
A Boy Today, a Man Tomorrow Hayes 1959 Submitter: I found this 1959 puberty manual when cleaning out an old closet at a public library in North Carolina I worked at a couple summers ago. It had long been weeded–I brought it home to read aloud to my 12-year-old, who…
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Green Wiccan Herbal
The Green Wiccan Herbal: 52 Magical Herbs, Spells, Witchy Rituals Silja 2009 Submitter: I’m sure there’s a place for this in a public library and my library has a few more books on the Wiccan/Wicca lifestyle. I can honestly say I have no idea how to apply any of the…
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Old School Finger Plays
Let’s Do Finger Plays Grayson 1962 A colleague was cleaning out the youth storytime collection when she ran across this little blast from the past. Of course we both knew immediately that we were looking at an antique given the “attractive” library binding. I recognized quite a few rhymes that…
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Will I Go to Heaven?
Will I Go to Heaven? Mayle 1976 Submitter: This book comes from a small public library. It has had 4 circulations since 2001. That alone is enough to pull the book. Then there are some questionable illustrations and text that are a bit confusing and likely offensive in today’s social…
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