Awful Library Books

Librarians, bibliophiles, and lovers of nostalgia are all welcome here. Your librarians for this site are Mary Kelly and Holly Hibner. We are public librarians in Michigan. We have both been holding court at various reference desks for over ten years and love talking about library collections and library service. We also regularly present and consult on various library topics. (This blog was actually a result of one of those presentations. This site is a collection of library holdings that we find amusing and/or questionable for libraries trying to maintain a current and relevant collection.  Contained in this site are actual library holdings.  No libraries are specifically mentioned to protect our submitters who might disagree with a particular collection policy.  (A good librarian would probably be able to track down the holding libraries without too much trouble anyway…) Our posts come from our travels, snooping in library catalogs, and from  library staff all over the world. Your librarians for this site are Mary and Holly. We are collection obsessed and love talking and sharing about libraries. Not all the books are necessarily "awful", okay, some really are. This is a place where we can talk about library collections and share a few of the more absurd and out of date items hiding in libraries from all over the world. In no way, should our opinions be considered a standard for every library. Each library has a unique service mission and "awfulness" is in the eye of the beholder. Civillians are welcome here especially if you love books, history, and generally get a kick out of taking a look at some of the interesting items hiding in every library. Enjoy, and please use your library voice.