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How many of your book donations show up in the stacks, available for check out? I've stopped donating books to my local library because they would just turn aro
by smountcastle 15y ago
How many of your book donations show up in the stacks, available for check out? I've stopped donating books to my local library because they would just turn around and sell all of them at the next book fair. I was even buying new books which I'd appreciate being able to check out and donating them -- perhaps my tastes are out of sync from the rest of the patrons, but as a kid I appreciated that my local library had technical books that I was able to learn programming from.
- rmason 15y agoI haven't had that problem. The majority of books I've given though have to do with local and state history. But I've given some ham radio books and they're still available.
- Symmetry 15y agoEven if they sell off a lot of books they can still be helping out the library. Its a sad fact that books, especially paperbacks, wear out if you let them circulate. Whenever we get donations we always compare them to what we currently have on the shelves, and keep whichever is in the best condition.