Roz Warren's Blog - Posts Tagged "bookmarks"

Bookmarks From Hell -- A list Of Unsavory, Alarming and Downright Nasty Things Librarians Have Recently Found In Library Books

A dead frog
A used band-aid
A squashed and leaking Ketchup packet.
Bedbugs
A tampon
Toe nail clippings
Dozens of baby roaches
A slice of bacon
A crushed cigarette
A used Q-Tip
A used condom (and it was in a Bible!)
A grilled cheese sandwich
A cemetery plot.
Dental Floss
Used Kleenex
Unused Toilet Paper
Hair
A cigarette butt.
An ad for lap dances (in a children’s book!)
Questionable food stains
A dirty diaper
Pornographic photos
A slice of American cheese.

Attention library patrons! The next time you’re tempted to mark your place in one of our books with insects, snacks, porn or anything that used to be part of your body?

As a librarian I officially give you permission to just dog ear the page.

(Roz Warren is the author of Our Bodies, Our Shelves: A Collection of Library Humor and Just Another Day At Your Local Public Library: An Insider's Tales Of Library Life, both of which you should buy immediately.