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Your Friend Mayonnaise
Correct Salads for All Occasions General Foods Corporation 1931 We haven’t featured an old cookbook in a while so I was glad I found this little gem in my library travels. I think the idea that a salad could be “correct” or “not correct” was a bit interesting. I found…
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Sirens Should be Seen and Not Heard
Sirens Should Be Seen and Not Heard Gingold 1963 Submitter: I found this delightful item in my mid-sized public library’s 800s. While humour books are always a good fit for our collection, anything this old is unlikely to appeal. Given the number of 60s popular culture references in this one, it was…
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Dating Tips for Teens
Love and Dating Eager 1994 This book looked older than 1994. I would have sworn late 1980s, tops. The advice is not that bad and mostly common sense stuff. The illustrations are awful and that alone would make it weed-able, in my opinion. (I can just imagine my teen patrons…
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The Great Computer Dating Caper
The Great Computer Dating Caper Bethancourt 1984 Eddie and Jody need to get some cash together so Eddie’s dad can pursue development of his invention. So the boys create a dating service that is geared to the fat, lonely and shy girls. (Jody calls them “dogs”.) The boys themselves are…
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Advice for Reluctant Weeders
Let’s talk about how to get reluctant weeders more on board with the idea of weeding. Here are some things to consider: Go by the numbers Don’t start pulling materials all willy-nilly (even if it is painfully obvious to you what needs to be weeded). How much shelf space do…
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Skirtains, Anyone?
Alchemy Arts: Recycling is Chic MacKay and Jennings 2010 This book was recently weeded from a medium sized public library for a complete lack of check-outs. It’s not awful, exactly, but definitely a little weird. The examples are described in general terms, but there aren’t really exact directions or patterns or…
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