Awful Library Books​Unreal recently came across an absolutely wonderful blog called Awful Library Books. Founded by two Michigan librarians named Mary and Holly, the site is, in their words, "a collection of public library holdings that we find
amusing and maybe questionable for public libraries trying to maintain
a current and relevant collection."Herewith Unreal's favorite awful titles:Wax in Our WorldOur Backward ChildrenMy Cat's in Love or, How to Survive Your Feline's Sex Life, Pregnancy
flickr.com/photos/lola_umSoon to become (even more) obsolete?​Oh, brave new world, with your 24-hour Internet access and ubiquitous empty wallets and red-soaked ledgers! You have encroached even upon the rarified campus of Washington University -- yes, even that country club where students can pre-order their cafeteria lunches to spare themselves the inconvenience of waiting in line.Sadly, Wash. U.'s biology and math students will no longer be able to eat those pre-ordered lunches within the h
archlibrary.files.wordpress.comPhiladelphia is about to close its public library. Not just one branch-- the entire system-- including neighborhood, regional and main branches and lay off all of its employees. This is incredibly depressing not just because it's the sixth-largest public library system in the country (and one of the oldest, founded by Benjamin Franklin way back in the day), but because it leaves hundreds of homeless men out of a free, unfiltered Internet connection.(What?
