Ugh, believe it or not public libraries do this as well. They have limited shelf space and senior staff weed to make room for new books coming in. If public libraries accepted and catalogued all books donated, every library system would need one whole library building dedicated just to harry potter.
This is pretty common. The local used shop where I live puts stuff on a free shelf, but they get so much junk either donated or as part of large collections they buy, they have to recycle some books, especially ones like travel guides or old textbooks.
jackback52 on November 16th, 2023 at 02:50 UTC »
Ugh, believe it or not public libraries do this as well. They have limited shelf space and senior staff weed to make room for new books coming in. If public libraries accepted and catalogued all books donated, every library system would need one whole library building dedicated just to harry potter.
muffinOdoom on November 16th, 2023 at 02:51 UTC »
I had to know the story behind this... Turns out it was their last day in operation. Threw out their leftover inventory. Lubbock's Josey Records dumps thousands of books, no reason given why.
jessek on November 16th, 2023 at 03:14 UTC »
This is pretty common. The local used shop where I live puts stuff on a free shelf, but they get so much junk either donated or as part of large collections they buy, they have to recycle some books, especially ones like travel guides or old textbooks.