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| From an old summer reading program (2001, according to the copyright date on the bookmark) |
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| Nifty and colorful reptile |
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| Racoon bookmark dated 1987 on the back |
Showing posts with label found in a library book. Show all posts
Showing posts with label found in a library book. Show all posts
Thursday, January 2, 2014
Found in a library book - random book mark edition
Book marks are not the most unusual thing to find in library books, but we've gotten some nice ones recently that I thought worth sharing.
People have hung onto these for a while. They are in our lost and found for a while longer.
Sunday, December 29, 2013
Library Holiday Fun
It has been a while since my last post, holiday busy-ness both at work and at home has superseded library blogging!
We had a busy holiday season at my library this December, people came in en masse to get books to take on vacation with them, audiobooks to take on long car trips, DVDs to keep the kiddos occupied etc. It seems libraries cannot have too many holiday themed items in their collections. Fortunately, publishers are happy to oblige with more and more each year.
For example, this cute little picture book was published in 2012:
In this book with retro-cartoon illustrations, we learn that even Santa gets the post-holiday blues sometimes. It reminds us that it is important to keep Christmas spirit throughout the year. You can read more about Sad Santa at his official website: http://sadsantabook.com
This has also been a busy time for presents from library patrons. Staff received many cards and delicious edible goodies to share this year. Witness this photo I took on my last day before break:
In spite of some of the craziness we deal with, it's nice to know that many patrons really do appreciate us!
On the other hand, the hazard of closing for more than a day or two is that this happens to the book drop:
And this:
And this:
Needless to say, a lot of time was spent checking in books and DVDs on December 26th!
We also received an amusing "found in a book" item (this time, I think, left on purpose) :
In one of our books was a note that read: "I know I owe $ will come back Thursday." (They did come in and pay their - tiny - fine!)
It's nice to know we're needed, methinks.
We had a busy holiday season at my library this December, people came in en masse to get books to take on vacation with them, audiobooks to take on long car trips, DVDs to keep the kiddos occupied etc. It seems libraries cannot have too many holiday themed items in their collections. Fortunately, publishers are happy to oblige with more and more each year.
For example, this cute little picture book was published in 2012:
In this book with retro-cartoon illustrations, we learn that even Santa gets the post-holiday blues sometimes. It reminds us that it is important to keep Christmas spirit throughout the year. You can read more about Sad Santa at his official website: http://sadsantabook.com
This has also been a busy time for presents from library patrons. Staff received many cards and delicious edible goodies to share this year. Witness this photo I took on my last day before break:
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| The break room was full of delicious foods - the pile of schwag actually got larger about a half hour after I took this photo on the 20th of December |
On the other hand, the hazard of closing for more than a day or two is that this happens to the book drop:
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| Books extracted from the book drop on December 26th |
And this:
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| Books and DVDs |
And this:
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| More library materials (DVDs, audiobooks and MORE books) |
Needless to say, a lot of time was spent checking in books and DVDs on December 26th!
We also received an amusing "found in a book" item (this time, I think, left on purpose) :
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| Note from patron (with name obscured) |
It's nice to know we're needed, methinks.
Saturday, November 16, 2013
Found in a library book
Libraries are public places. People have a tendency to leave things behind.
They also leave things in books they've returned to the library, like this rather charming artwork left in a children's book about baseball:
Obviously, we try our best to return things found at the library to their rightful owners - our lost & found bin runneth over - but sometimes it's not possible.
I wonder if the child who drew this missed it - it is obvious they are a sports fan. I know finding this little piece of artwork brightened my day, though.
This will likely be the first in a series of "Found in a library book" posts.
They also leave things in books they've returned to the library, like this rather charming artwork left in a children's book about baseball:
Obviously, we try our best to return things found at the library to their rightful owners - our lost & found bin runneth over - but sometimes it's not possible.
I wonder if the child who drew this missed it - it is obvious they are a sports fan. I know finding this little piece of artwork brightened my day, though.
This will likely be the first in a series of "Found in a library book" posts.
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