Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2003 12:03:09 -0500
To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>
From: Elspeth Kovar <ekovar at worldnet.att.net>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: Spreading the Word
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>

At 09:34 PM 11/10/03, Keith F. Lynch wrote:
>"Strong, Lee" <StrongL at MTMC.ARMY.MIL> wrote:
>
> > As a librarian myself, I am somewhat uncomfortable with placing
> > flyers in public library books without the consent of the
> > appropriate library director.
>
>It's not against any law (at least in Virginia), it doesn't hurt
>anyone, no librarian has complained (as far as I know), and Elspeth
>thinks it's "an absolutely excellent idea".  'Nuff said.

Er, while I appreciate the faith just because I think that something is a
good idea doesn't mean that it is.  I've been known to get totally enthused
about things that, once thought through, are really stupid.

In this case, however, I still think that it's a good idea.  I'd prefer
bookmarks to flyers, something that has been suggested a number of times
before but that I don't think anyone has followed up on.  Not only are they
better for putting in books but they take up much less space on counters,
making it more likely that bookstores and libraries would allow them.

Elspeth