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Saturdays @ the South: When Books Talk Back

book-419589_640It should be no secret that we here at the library love our patrons and love when our patrons give us recommendations. Most of the time these recommendations are in person, often in the form of a brief mention when the book is brought back such as: ” I couldn’t put this book down!” or “I didn’t expect to like this book, but it was great!.” Of course things also swing the other way when patrons get disappointed by their favorite authors who just didn’t measure up with the latest installment of the series. Never doubt for a second that we take these comments seriously and will tuck it away in the back of our minds. It helps us when it comes time to order new books and it helps us immensely when other patron come in looking for a recommendation for themselves. Sometimes, saying “someone else loved this book” can be so much more powerful than saying “I loved this book.”

But sometimes, we get the rare treat of opening a book and finding a note left by a patron talking about how much they enjoyed the book. While we don’t condone writing in library books, these delightful nuggets appear in the form of a post-it or a slip of paper; totally removable, but unmistakably left for a library staff member or a future reader to find. When I find them at the South Branch, I try to leave them in the book whenever possible. No harm in spreading an enthusiastic endorsement and hopefully passing on the joy of discovering that someone else out there enjoyed this book.

So this week, for your enjoyment, I thought I’d post two of the most recent, delightful notes I’ve found in the South’s collection:

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This adorable post-it was discovered in one of Shel Silverstein’s volumes of poetry, which somehow, made this note that much more wonderful.
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I love getting feedback on audiobooks. This one is now on my list! Thank you, patron!

 

This has been a brief post, I know, but sometimes it’s beneficial to quiet down and let other speak. So feel free to add to this post by making your own suggestions for books (or DVDs or CDs) that you’ve loved in the comments; tell us if you’ve found some great, inspiring stuff in your library books; or feel free to leave a (non-permanent) note in one of your library books for someone else to find. Till next week, dear readers, keep on letting us know what you love!