Mister Cow Cow writes “Witchcraft at play in Canton library?: Every library have some problems with people not returning or walking out with items, including the 10 branches of the Canton (OH) libraries.
“(We have) things disappearing that we have to keep reordering and reordering,” says Vicki Muzzy of the Stark County Libraries.
Disney DVDs and popular CDs top the list of missing items, along with something else.
“The witchcraft books have always been a high theft item for as long as I’ve been here,” Muzzy says.”
Theft of Wiccanist materials?
That was my thought as well, although it should be fairly easy to subject to analysis. Just look at who is borrowing those books to see if anyone is consistently keeping them. If so, file a complaint with the police and ask them to investigate that person’s background and maybe find out what associates might be surreptiously taking materials out of circulation. Should it appear that group of people are acting in concert, round them all up as a book theft ring and prefer criminal charges for theft of public property.
I’m not surprised.
In my hometown in South Texas, my mom was the high school librarian for several years. The occult/witchcraft books were in a separate room- not because of the content, but because they were stolen often.
Re:Theft of Wiccanist materials?
Just look at who is borrowing those books to see if anyone is consistently keeping them. If so, file a complaint with the police and ask them to investigate that person’s background and maybe find out what associates might be surreptiously taking materials out of circulation.
Either a person is claiming that they lost books when they did not or they aren’t. If the library doesn’t have a specific pattern of “lost” books then the police don’t need to be looking into anything. Delving a little deeply into violating patron privacy aren’t we?
Re:Theft of Wiccanist materials?
It’s not a violation of privacy if you have enough to get a warrant. Sorry, I though that would be obvious.