Awful Library Books

  • Best of 2017 – Part 2

    Best of 2017 – Part 2

    And now Part 2! Best of lists are compiled by both Mary and Holly under the influence of caffeine, beer, and/or chocolate. Your mileage may vary. Happy Holidays! Mary and Holly

  • Best of 2017- Part 1

    Best of 2017- Part 1

    Well, we are finally at the end of 2017. We are still here. We haven’t run out of weird books, and our little dog and pony show still keeps plugging along. Who knew? The ALB disclaimer: Remember, “awfulness” is in the eye or library of the beholder. Inclusion in our…

  • Other duties as assigned…

    Other duties as assigned…

    Not too long ago, a library student asked me about my job. I am closing in on my 20th year of library service and both Holly and I have done tasks along the entire library spectrum, from shelving to hiring and firing.  For a long time, I thought it was…

  • The End is Near

    The End is Near

    Hide! Blackschleger 1959 I better read this book quickly. Evidently the end is near – or not so near, since it is 2017. (Although there has been a plague of insanity in the USA that makes me wonder.) Our guy Blackschleger has the world figured out. He has so many…

  • Rolling Harvey Down the Hill

    Rolling Harvey Down the Hill

    Rolling Harvey Down the Hill Prelutsky 1980 Submitter: This is another children’s book that was initially pulled because of its condition. It has had a lot of circulation since it was acquired in 1989 but only 2 circulations in 20 years. On closer inspection, the book sent up all kinds…

  • Don’t Call Me Fatso

    Don’t Call Me Fatso

    Don’t Call Me Fatso Philips 1993 Submitter: This is a “sensitive” story about Rita who is overweight. Rita has to face being weighed in front of her entire class and being told she needs to go on a diet. She then is bullied by her classmates in art class and…