Re: Oddities

On 4/10/2025 3:38 PM, Jeff Liebermann wrote:

 Also, the book inventory is rather dynamic and changes often.  The
process is known as "weeding", where books that have had no
circulation in a year are recycled: ...

I'm well aware of that, and I've sometimes wished I could "reserve" a book in a different way than usual. Instead of "Can I borrow it when someone finally returns it?" there are books I've wished I could have said "When you're getting ready to throw it out, can I buy it?" I missed a couple good ones that way.
These days, it's less of an issue for me. I've found
https://www.abebooks.com/
to be an excellent source of old or out-of-print books.
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- Frank Krygowski