This is where we started with them, books being damaged and book ends bing
tosed aside leaving books lolling around so we are going with them, do or
die. I believe Eileen spoke to you about them over the phone Fri. Judy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Linda Howell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, July 02, 2001 11:00 AM
Subject: RE: Bookends: my 2 cents
> My old library was near a petroleum plant, and we assumed the gases
> deterioted the cork bottoms on the bookends. A local gasket company sold
us
> sheets of cork used in the big engines, cheap. 1 square yard for $3. We
> used volunteers to cut out bottoms and rubber cement to glue the new
bottoms
> on. Worked very well and much cheaper than the precut ones from Demco,
etc.
>
>
> I personally like the wire bookends--as long as you get the right ones for
> your brand of shelving and everyone learns how to use them. Takes a light
> squeeze to move them, for me easier than lifting the books to slide the
> other under(which many people don't-which causes damage to the book as
well)
>
> Linda Howell
> Technical Services Manager
> Waco McLennan County Library
> 1717 Austin Ave.
> Waco TX 76701
> 254-750-5993
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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