Not in My Books, yahoo!

Playing on the NIMBY acronym, I want to advise all Dover Public Library patrons that our library has recently been innundated with over 3000 surreptitiously placed bookmarks in our stacks. Please be aware that blue bookmarks from "Freedomainradio" and the "Schoolsucksproject" that you may find in our books have no connection to the library and are not endorsed by the library. In fact, this distribution violates library rules which cover where and how and what literature may be displayed in the library by outside organizations.

I want to thank the many volunteers and Friends of the Library who've answered the call to help us remove these bookmarks from all the books affected. This is a time-consuming and laborious process and we appreciate their efforts.

I also want to spread the word about this "bookmark project" to other libraries in NH who may be targeted as well. According to my research, there is an organized plan to place such literature inside library books. Needless to say, this is not an indictment of their cause; we would remove bookmarks placed by any organization without our express permission. However, we find it a bit ironic that anti-government literature has been used inside a government-funded institution! Although troublesome to deal with, it does warm our heart just a bit to think that these groups feel there is such power on the shelves of a public library!