pyotr filipivich writes:
Electric Comet on Fri, 9 Mar 2018
08:49:31 -0800 typed in rec.woodworking the following:


book bindings wear quickly with high use

many libraries toss the books when the binding is worn which came as
a surprise

asked if they sell them and they said no

even for books that are out of print and that is really dumb

Really, really dumb.

And, like much from EC, the statement that libraries don't sell
or give away books is incorrect.

Libraries all over the country sell old books to raise
funds for new books. Many also give away books that
they no longer wish to keep in their collection. Others
have book exchange tables.