tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276575093727108233.post1745293536405999913..comments2023-10-30T21:23:35.906+11:00Comments on Block or not: Sunshine and Dumpster-divingSFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15847565982538951065noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276575093727108233.post-51662549271130866302010-05-02T22:07:26.792+10:002010-05-02T22:07:26.792+10:00notesfromnadir, welcome!
I hope they all got taken...notesfromnadir, welcome!<br />I hope they all got taken too, though I went past again today and the whole thing was gone.<br />I had a quick poke around yesterday, but unfortunately was in too much of a hurry to fight of the bookish hordes that had gathered.<br /><br />Old Kitty- I feel a bit sorry for that library! Nothing like being totally ignored, and then totally vilified as a result of people totally ignoring you!SFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15847565982538951065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276575093727108233.post-84054386900694859582010-05-02T09:34:33.887+10:002010-05-02T09:34:33.887+10:00This is a great thing for any reader to see -- peo...This is a great thing for any reader to see -- people being attracted to books. I hope they all went to good homes. How many books did you find?<br /><br />Old Kitty,<br />That's a fascinating story because the twist is that the librarians did warn them. Maybe the students/academics didn't believe it until it happened!notesfromnadirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09904500676081267972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276575093727108233.post-90088249933778758742010-05-02T00:43:40.353+10:002010-05-02T00:43:40.353+10:00Hi!
Awww the power of books and especially free o...Hi!<br /><br />Awww the power of books and especially free ones!!! No matter how all those "experts" predict the end of the print word and the rise of things like kindle, people will always have space in their hearts for the good ol fashioned book. Well done good citizens of Melbourne!<br /><br />Actually there was a well know uni here in london who did just that - they needed space, withdrew books and left them in a skip. <br /><br />There then followed OUTRAGE!! Academics and students called in the press, signed a petition, boo-ed their library until the books were retaken and un-withdrawn. :-)<br /><br />In the library's defence - they did send these same academics and students the full list of the books they were about to withdraw giving them a deadline to say which ones shouldn't be removed. No-one or a very few replied.<br /><br />I hope you joined in the rummage... books are our friends!<br /><br />Take care<br />xOld Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13185547869183611159noreply@blogger.com