[PLUG-TALK] Re: [PLUG] Good project for PLUG

[Don Buchholz]

Paul Johnson wrote:

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>On Tue, Dec 16, 2003 at 07:52:35PM -0800, Carla Schroder wrote:
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>>I imagine that if you asked them why they keep old AOL cds in 
>>circulation, you might glean an actual fact or two. Like they either 
>>have a good reason, or no one knowledgeable ever bothered to take time 
>>out from bitching to lend a hand.
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>I already did when I noticed it.  They hadn't a clue why they kept it.
>When I offered to dispose of it, they gave me a shocked look and
>threatened to have me charged with destruction of city property.
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>I've given up on WILI libraries (though miss their tendancy towards
>MASSIVE video selections kept relatively current).  Even broke my card
>peeling an adhesive hook off a bathroom tile while helping a friend
>move out of an partment.  I've since lost a Vancouver, BC library card
>(actually used!) since then.
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Libraries are archives of knowledge.  (Emphasis on archive.)
Which tends to explain, in my mind, why they have a tendency to keep
old stuff around.