This article from Cracked.com entitled "Six Reasons We're in Another Book Burning Period" has gotten librarians all over the country fired up. The article discusses one of the more controversial aspects of library weeding (or picking out what materials need to be removed from the collection): the disposal of unwanted books. Due to a number of reason, most libraries end up destroying their unwanted books. This could be through defacing them, placing them in the trash or shredding them.
Many people are upset by the idea that books are disposed of in such a manner, but libraries are quick to defend their actions. Read the article for yourself and the comments below the article. There are many mixed opinions on this topic that range from "No one wants this useless book so we're putting it out of it's misery!" to "All books must be protected and saved forever!"
What do you think?
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