Stuck in a Book
As mo st of you know, I am a librarian. The other day at work, I was checking in a book and a small birthday card fell out of it. Inside the card was a five dollar bill. This got me to thinking about the many odd things patrons use as bookmarks that are left inside of books and returned to libraries. The bookmarks left behind sometimes paint a picture of the person who checked out the book. Some of the following items I have found myself, others have been found by people I have worked with, and others I have read about or heard about from other librarians. Odd paper items found lying around the house (These are the most common---whatever is there at hand, that is what patrons stick into the book to reserve their place in the story.) paper money of various denominations store receipts admission tickets or stubs to plays, concerts, movies, or other performances church bulletins candy and gum wrappers party invitations thank you notes birthday and get well cards pictures cut out from mag...