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REPORT: Library Books ‘Our Nation’s Largest Health Hazard’
Scary… via ChildLitZoom: The U.S. Wellness Department is about to release a study that might signal the end of libraries as we know them. Libraries around the country are girding themselves for a true “Battle of the Books” as the study is reported to recommend ending all forms of book lending by the year 2019. [...]
Scary…
via ChildLitZoom:
The U.S. Wellness Department is about to release a study that might signal the end of libraries as we know them.
Libraries around the country are girding themselves for a true “Battle of the Books” as the study is reported to recommend ending all forms of book lending by the year 2019. The study reportedly cites public health as the driving force behind this recommendation, allegedly calling circulating library books one of “our nation’s largest health hazards” in regard to spreading illness.
Reaction from the library community has been a mix of shock, confusion, and outrage:
*Update* The study has been released. Click here to read it.
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