Awful Library Books

Rejoice bibliophiles there is a site where you can get a glimpse of Awful Library Books. Every library has these books, when they are not circulated they end in some church book sale. Some of these books are odd because the libraries are trying to stay relevant to issues of the day. The site is maintained by actual librarians who go by the names of Mary and Holly. The origin of the libraries from which the books come from will go nameless to protect the innocent librarian who ordered these awful books.

Your “awful” librarians for this site are Mary and Holly. We are public librarians in a medium sized public library in Michigan and the opinions expressed are totally our own. We do tend to articulate our particular library’s collection objectives when making comments. Our criteria for inclusion of titles are simply anything that amuses us. None of the books presented are particularly awful (okay, maybe some are). These books are just odd, outdated or maybe should be reconsidered under a current interpretation of collection policies. In no way should the opinions of Mary and Holly be interpreted as a standard for every library. We just want to have a few chuckles and talk about library collections.