Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2001 21:21:20 -0600 (MDT) From: John Galt <galt@inconnu.isu.edu> To: Robert Clark <res03db2@gte.net> Cc: Don Wilde <don@silver-lynx.com>, David Kelly <dkelly@hiwaay.net>, Bzdik BSD <bzdik@yahoo.com>, <freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG>, <freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Books on FreeBSD and local libraries Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.33.0109102120330.1029-100000@inconnu.isu.edu> In-Reply-To: <20010910101010.B66603@darkstar.gte.net>
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Not at a Carnegie library: they have to accept all donated books in good condition or lose funding. On Mon, 10 Sep 2001, Robert Clark wrote: > >There are often people who are paid to buy books. > >I would imagine that they might resent outsiders >determining what is in the library's collection. > >[RC] > > >On Mon, Sep 10, 2001 at 08:35:59AM -0600, Don Wilde wrote: >> David Kelly wrote: >> > >> > I think the best way to "bug" a library to offer a book for lending is >> > to purchase one or more and deliver them along with the request. >> > >> That certainly helps, but I have a caution there: The public libraries >> in my area claim that they get far too many books donated, and all too >> often they'll just dump good books (even new ones!) in the book sale bin >> for quick cash rather than adding them to the collection. You have to >> specify explicitly that you do not want that to happen. >> -- >> Don Wilde http://www.Silver-Lynx.com >> Silver Lynx Embedded Microsystems Architects >> 2218 Southern Bl. Ste. 12 Rio Rancho, NM 87124 >> 505-891-4175 FAX 891-4185 >> >> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >> with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message > -- void hamlet() {#define question=((bb)||(!bb))} Who is John Galt? galt@inconnu.isu.edu. that's who! To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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