Ruining library books is not funny!

What is the worst way you have ever ruined a library book?

Right before going on a car trip to Vermont, Miss Laura spilled her entire cup of coffee in her bag of Library books. A librarian ruining library books—not funny! Miss Laura didn’t think so, that was quite an expensive send-off—definitely not a good way to start a relaxing vacation!

Looking back, a Librarian ruining Library books, it kind of sounds like a Dav Pilkey novel, and when you think about it, that is kind of funny! In hindsight, we can look at things and laugh--the library often gets a glimpse of these moments, here are a few we would like to share with you.

Once, a child returned a book that was completely wet. When we asked him why the library book he returned was wet, he confided that he had taken a liking to reading in the bathtub and accidentally dropped the book in the water. It is never funny to ruin a library book, but when I think back to that incident, I do laugh a little inside!

Also, I didn’t ever have to use the excuse, “The dog ate my homework” at school, but a library patron had to use that excuse when she had to return a library book in a bag because it was shredded to pieces. Her puppy brought ULTIMATE DESTRUCTION upon that unfortunate book. Again, not funny, but thinking back on that book-in-a-bag, I have to smile at the image.

So next time you have an ill-fated occasion to say “Why me?” about a library book, don’t worry, we’ll turn lemons into lemonade and laugh with you-it just might take a while!

Editor’s note: All of the books that were damaged in the above account have been paid for. We want to thank customers for replacing all items that are damaged.