Book Drop

After being closed for a three-day holiday weekend, this was what our book drop looked like. Newton Free Library

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Coal and Ice says:

I'm amazed no one has commented
but then again, maybe library personel
are too jaded from seeing this sort of thing
so often. Still, it''s an excellent shot.
Thanks for posting it
Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

ikahime says:

What percentage of these were damaged in the return process I wonder?
Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

phoebe.terry says:

At the library where I work we avoid this kind of thing by assigning a staff member to come in at least once over a long holiday weekend to clear the bookdrop.
Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

{ faith } says:

yikes! how, exactly, does that happen?
Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

ontheriversedge says:

Our library's stack is about half that size after a three day weekend, though often a person does indeed come in to half the stack. We've rarely had problems with damage -- magazines sometimes can get ripped.
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

SillyLily5 says:

Holy shnikes! I think I would see that, walk away, and go home sick. And yes,,, what a waste since many of those materials were probably seriously damaged due to this serious back up at the book drop. I will never complain again when cleaning out our book drop. Maybe...
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

Nuevo Anden says:

Another book drop on Memorial Day Weekend. New Year's
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

Librarylion. says:

And this is why, at my library system, someone comes in once a day every day we are closed to empty the bookdrop! We have large free-standing drops outside, and if we don't empty them, patrons will think nothing of jamming things inside even when the drop is full and leaving their returns stacked on the top of the boxes! :-)
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

Fer Jimenez says:

Hi! I am admin of a group called Books / libros / livros and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

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