A pleasant thought

[redbird]

I borrowed a library book this morning on my way to work.

At the railroad station, without a library card. Nor did they ask me to sign anything or show any sort of ID: they just asked what kinds of books I like, handed me a random mystery, and stamped a due date in it.

With record-keeping that loose, I'm considering whether I can return books I didn't borrow, and thus clear out a bit of shelf space.

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Raynes Park

[the-magician.livejournal.com]

One of the London libraries is currently doing a redevelopment so the current stock is distributed to various locations, including the paperbacks to the local train station.

The policy is "take a book, or more than one book, return it or keep it, it's up to you"

I used to have an English teacher in New York that had the same policy and covered the entire back wall of the classroom, floor to ceiling, with bookshelves of paperbacks he'd buy at garage sales each weekend. I have a nice collection of Mad paperbacks, James Bond books etc. that I got that way.