8.31.2008

The 'reading' room

What's your favorite bookmark? Librarians in Chandler, AZ, say the most common ones found in returned books are pieces of toilet paper.

The librarians told The Arizona Republic that everything from lottery tickets to utility bills to cash have been found in returned books, but toilet paper seems most popular. Once, the library found a $10,000 check in a book and returned it to the person who wrote it.

Odd items turn up in the drop boxes, too, including cell phones. Oops.

Full story here.

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