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Library books disgusting?
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Thank heavens for hand sanitizer. I knew I carried some around for a reason. Thanks for the post!
Worked in a library for almost 20 years. Handled thousands, perhaps millions of books. always washed my hands on a regular basis.Not sure they wouldn't have the same results in any public place. Park benches, and playgrounds, drinking fountains, even shopping centers.
We used to laugh abut the fact that most of us would carefully wash our hands after handling the books and then check one out and take it to lunch with us.The only ones that really bothered me were the board books and the sex manuals.
I'm not a library person. I prefer to buy and keep my books. My best friend loves the library. I'm not sure she ever thought about this. We live in a small town, though. I'm sure it's more of a problem in urban areas.
When I was little trips to the library always made me excited. I never minded the condition of the books but as I got older I started noticing crumbs in the books, weird stains etc. The last straw was when I found blood on a page. Never went near a library book again.
I check out TONS of library books. That being said, I WOULD NEVER check out a paper copy of "50 Shades". I don't want to know where that could have been ; )
I’m already OCD about cleanliness, but the library’s worth it to me. I’m with Diana and Kelly on this one: NEVER one of THOSE books…
They’ve done a similar study on money too, doesn’t seem to have put anyone off cash. ;)
They’ve done a similar study on money too, doesn’t seem to have put anyone off cash. ;)
Yeah, touching a dollar bill has to be like touching every public toilet in a 10-mile radius at one time.I sent this article to my husband as a joke and said if I ever get herpes it won't be because I had an affair - it was bound to happen from the number of books I check out each year ; )
We can get herpes from touching library books? Is that a proven fact or were you guys just joking?
As a retired library employee, here's related issue and a piece of advice for library users. Don't use anything you want or anything you don't want seen as a bookmark in a library book. We found some amazing things in returned books. Money, paychecks, report cards, even credit cards. Also "private" personal photos (yes, I mean what that sounds like) Lab reports,mushy love notes and one time a court summons. Two favorite finds: a very pretty gold chain and a ultra sound mounted a captioned to Grandma, my first baby picture.
Diana wrote: "As a retired library employee, here's related issue and a piece of advice for library users. Don't use anything you want or anything you don't want seen as a bookmark in a library book. We found s..."
I second this one, Diana. Plus most libraries offer free book marks, so why not use them? We found someone's birth cert in a book on geneology once! That and the flattened roach between pages are the wierdest I've seen.
I second this one, Diana. Plus most libraries offer free book marks, so why not use them? We found someone's birth cert in a book on geneology once! That and the flattened roach between pages are the wierdest I've seen.
Yikes! I love library books because they save me so much money! I also have a very large collection of my own books, so I pick and choose which books to purchase. I've found some gross library books and some that appear to be in really good condition as well. I'm always afraid of things like bed bugs from library books. You know if you get one with crumbs or something in it? I'm always a bit panicky with that stuff. I do enjoy getting my audio books from the library and those I keep in my car.
@ Kristie - That's the biggest reason I love the library. :)
@Yusuki: You cannot get herpes, the traces were too small to actually catch the disease. Nor could you get high of the cocaine, by the way.
An eye doctor recently told me that the Herpes virus(I assume they mean the facial type) is as common as dirt. You find it everywhere. That most people come in contact with it daily. The only mystery is why some get the cold sores and other don't. If your mother had it in her system when she was pregnant you, you almost certainly carry it too.
I'm so happy almost everything I want at my library comes in an ebook or audiobook version. It's much more convenient since I can check out online, and never have to worry about late fees.
I really don't like anything shared because of germs. Unless I own the book, I do all my reading digital.
Quite disturbing don't you think? It won't put me off library books any time soon, but I will never look at a library book the same again.
English article: http://www.theguardian.com/books/2013...