I've been doing lots of weeding (discarding outdated, ugly, old books) in my 600s collection at work. It's one of my favorite things to do. When I first became a librarian, I felt bad for all the books that were going to be weeded and I would often find something that wasn't circulating and have a little conversation with the book about how I was going to leave it there on the shelf, but it really needed to work hard to get taken home that year. I have no such compassion for low circulating books anymore (ooh, except for my little 800s. I don't care if no one wants to read Czeslaw Milosz; we're keeping him!). I send loads of books to Technical Services to be deaccessioned.
This is one of the books I tossed recently. I realize that Nancy is an excellent seamstress and we all love her shows on PBS. I kept some of her other works. I believe this is the book that includes all the patterns for embellishing sweatshirts with patchwork, though. Also, I think Nancy looks scary in this picture.
This is one of the books I tossed recently. I realize that Nancy is an excellent seamstress and we all love her shows on PBS. I kept some of her other works. I believe this is the book that includes all the patterns for embellishing sweatshirts with patchwork, though. Also, I think Nancy looks scary in this picture.
2 comments:
That book has huge gift potential. I hope you snuck it home.
Yeah, I think you're taking it out of circulation for your own personal use. Who wouldn't?
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