Awful Library Books

Browsing the shelves at some local libraries can seem like an anthropological expedition, a revealing window into how we once lived. Lacking funding to update their collections, library shelves are too often populated with books that are increasingly outdated, irrelevant — or just downright insane.

Enter a duo of Detroit-area librarians. Frustrated by aging tomes and seeking a way to enliven an upcoming industry-convention speech, Mary Kelly and Holly Hibner started Awful Library Books, a blog that catalogs the worst books found on local shelves.

Full story at Time.com

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Wrong link on the Time.com site.

The Time.com site misspelled the link ("libary") as of 8:30am on 7/6.

The correct link should be: http://awfullibrarybooks.wordpress.com/

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