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> Two-hundred books were taken out, presumably without anyone having to log their names. The article states that every book taken out was returned. I see two a
by kqr 3y ago
> Two-hundred books were taken out, presumably without anyone having to log their names.
The article states that every book taken out was returned. I see two alternatives:
1. The staff conducted a full inventory a couple of weeks after the incident and confirmed that every book is still there. (By the way, at what rate are books smuggled out even during regular opening hours?)
2. The books that were taken out were borrowed against a library card using some sort of self-checkout station.
I find option 2 much more likely, which meant the names were logged.
- Emma_Goldman 3y agoPerfectly possible, but if there were no staff, that means that the denizens of Gothenburg were conscientious enough to police themselves. They checked out their books even though they probably could have just walked out the front door with them.
- anttisalmela 3y agoAt least here in northern Finland you could already do that even with staff present. Everyone goes in with backpacks or bags and with self service there's no way to actually monitor if all the books were properly checked out.
- drewcoo 3y agoIf that's the case, then they cannot know that all items taken were returned. They can only know that the items checked out were.