There has been considerable uproar of late about the books in our library district collection. We serve everyone, which means we have controversial new books, to say the least. I wouldn't be surprised if someone decides it's time for a book burning. I have already written about the Streisand effect of book bans, but lashing out in self-righteous anger is always more popular than letting things flare up and then fade out on their own.
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That said, I had to remove a book from circulation today. A patron brought its contents to my attention, and it was truly unacceptable. I mean, how can a publisher do this? Pages 257-272 weren't just from the wrong novel, they were by a completely different author! Our library doesn't support book bans or restricting access to information, but this was just absurd, and the book has to go. Hopefully the distributor will replace it with a new copy.
My own photo and editing, with my apologies
In recent years, perhaps as a consequence of COVID chaos, we have seen more of this kind of problem. Such new books errors are usually just missing pages, a signature upside-down, or pages in the wrong order. A completely separate book mixed in is a new problem for me!
