Mistakes do happen in libraries - and I've even been on the receiving end of abuse from patrons over a mistake or a computer hiccup and also on the end of being the one receiving the notice regarding a missing book (book was located on the shelf when I checked).
It's not just lace books that are kept - and people who do 'liberate' shall we say books from public collections are doing a disservice to the rest of the patrons who use the library, since we all contribute $ to the funds to buy new books. There are as many reasons for 'keeping' a book as there are books. It still doesn't make it right. If you are checking a catalogue for lace books (or any books for that matter), check the availability on the shelf if you are able to. If a book is still checked out from 3 months ago, it's probably not coming back. Sad, and rather negative, but it's probably worth looking at getting it in from another branch or library. You can also make a request to your library to purchase materials. There's no guarantee that they will buy the book, but it's worth asking. Sometimes you never know. And sometimes if you put in an ILL request, the ILL Department will look at the title and refer it to acquisitions for purchase. Cheers, Helen, Duvall, WA - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
