Not a stupid question at all.
That was the so called "secret" page where the library stamp could be found. I
think the idea was that if someone stole the book and removed the pocket, etc. it
would find its way home. Many schools used page 99. I remember all the uproars as
to what to do when the book didn't have 99 pages. Hands were wrung, committees met
- and decisions were made for an alternative secret page.
do I do it? Nope - never did...thought it was just a silly exercise as wa writing
it the Jobber, the price, and the date in the book. But then, I remember accession
books too..and the need to carry them for fire drills. My first job in a library
(as a page) when I was 14 was to cover the inside of all magazines with this brown
paper to reinforce them. Spent hours, glue, and paper to reinforce something that
was so cheap anyway. There are many of those "old" procedures which we would do.
Did keep us busy!
Allan
Dr. Allan O'Grady Cuseo, MGC
Director of Library Services
Bishop Kearney High School | A Golisano Education Partner
125 Kings Highway South
Rochester, New York 14617
585.342.4000 x231
585.342.4694 (fax)
www.bkhs.org
College Prep. Plus.
-----Original Message-----
From: "Sandra Lingo" [slingo47@FUSE.NET]
Date: 12/07/2007 06:32 PM
To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Re: [LM_NET] TAR: Do you stamp a page of each book?
All the librarians in our district stamp a certain page with the library's name and
address. I've been dutifully stamping page 53 of every new book for five years, and
I have no idea why I do it. I stamp the title page and the pocket. It's
time-consuming stamp another page, and it surely doesn't add to the aesthetic
appeal of the book. Do you do this? I'd say this was a stupid question, but surely
no librarians believe there IS a stupid question:)
--
Sandra Lingo, Librarian
Delhi Middle School
5280 Foley Road
Cincinnati, Ohio 45238
slingo47@fuse.net
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