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‘Please do not bite the books’ and other comical library rules

Would you walk into a library with a dirty face? Take a bite out of one of the books? Or LIE to the librarian?  Librarian Martin Lewis (@rarebookguy) reveals comical library rules from history and shares his five commandments to ensure happy books and librarians.  No dirty faces and no lies inRead more

2017-10-11
By: Martin Lewis
On: 11 Oct 2017
In: Behind the scenes, History

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