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Personally by the time we weed books they are not fit for anyone so they basically get 'dumped', though they do go through the process of going to the surplus sale. Someone may purchase some, but they are usually in such bad shape no one would really want them. On another note, I just purchased Anne Rivers Siddons' 2004 copyright book 'Islands' from a second hand book seller through Amazon. When it arrived yesterday I was concerned because it is a library book from a public library in Georgia and in perfectly fine condition! I found the library online and wrote to the director about my concern. The reply I got today was basically 'we bought a lot of copies when the book was popular so now we don't need it, so it has been outsourced to a used book seller'! Boy, I wish I had the funds to be able to 'casually throw away' good books! It isn't marked with a discard stamp because she said that reduces its value. Is this a common practice among public libraries? Barb Engvall =^..^= Teacher-Librarian John Campbell Elem Selah, WA macbarb@charter.net http://www.selah.k12.wa.us/JC/jc.cfm On Jan 28, 2005, at 4:40 AM, Deb Logan wrote: > Hi! > > I recycle our discarded books. Our local recycling center > will take > them as long as I remove the covers from hardbacks. The covers go to > the > landfill, but that is better than sending a whole book to the landfill. > > -- > Sincerely, > Deb Logan > Librarian/Media Specialist > Mount Gilead High School > Mount Gilead, OH > OELMA Advocacy Chair > MAILTO:jd3logan@bright.net > http://www.deblogan.com > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. > To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu > In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL > 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. > LM_NET Help & Information: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ > Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ > EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://elann.biglist.com/el-announce/ > LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > -------------------------------------------------------------------- All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. LM_NET Help & Information: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://elann.biglist.com/el-announce/ LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html --------------------------------------------------------------------