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Foiled by Foil
Alcoa’s Book of Decorations : A Year-round Treasury of Easy-to-do Decorations for Holidays and Special Occasions von Hagen 1959 Submitter: I can’t decide what I love most about this book — there is just too much awesome awfulness to choose from! From “Conny of Alcoa” (is that like Saul of Tarsus?)…
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Step up your faith!
Church Members Who Make God Sick Rice 1944 Of course I had to pick up this title. Evidently, you are all making God sick when you blow off church, fail to read the Bible, and a host of other behaviors. Our author wants you to get off your butt and…
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Chicken Lamaze
Lamaze is for Chickens: A Guide to Prepared Childbirth Green & Naab 1985 Submitter: This book was recently weeded from [a] Community Library in [Wisconsin]. Not only is it falling apart and thirty years old, but it is also a childbirth guide featuring cartoon chickens. I mean, come on! Imagine the…
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The Backscratcher
The Berenstain Bear Scouts Save That Backscratcher Berenstain 1996 Submitter: I am a school librarian at a public K-4 school. I recently decided to clean up and relabel some Berenstain Bear chapter books in hopes to get them circulating. I found this one in the mix. I actually cleaned it…
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Give ‘Em What They Want
Give ‘Em What They Want!: Managing the Public’s Library American Library Association 1992 Submitter: This was not a bad choice for 1992. But holding on to it today is just sad. This was still being used at my local library. I think it’s time to update to this century. Holly:…
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Lively Libraries
250 tested ideas for lively libraries or GO, PEP, and POP! Baeckler and Larson 1976 Submitter: Not only is this book ancient, but it was also still on the shelf. We are a small, rural public library. Holly: The sample suggestion card (first image below) is fantastic. At first I…
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