I own a total of one bracelet and it says “Libraries Matter!” (We’re going to start selling them at the FAPL store shortly.) Well, it seems that IFLA now sells Banned Books Bracelets which on first hearing of them I thought were cool. But then I saw the price! $18 for an “adult” bracelet and $12 for a “kids” bracelet. Ask any eleven year old. These bracelets sell for no more than $3 in any store. I realize that this is a fund-raising effort, but, seriously, ALA’s getting these things for about $1.00 each (they get cheaper the more you buy). Selling them at a 1800% profit is just rediculous.
Published by Michael Sauers
Michael Sauers is the Director of Logan Library in Logan, UT. Prior to this he was one of the founding staff and Technology Manager for Do Space in Omaha, NE. After earning his MLS in 1995 from the University at Albany's School of Information Science and Policy Michael spent his first 20 years as a librarian training other librarians in technology along with time as a public library trustee, a bookstore manager for a library friends group, a reference librarian, a technology consultant, and a bookseller. He has written dozens of articles for various journals and magazines and has published 14 books ranging from library technology, blogging, Web design, and an index to a popular horror magazine. In his spare time, he blogs at TravelinLibrarian.info, runs The Collector's Guide to Dean Koontz website at CollectingKoontz.com, takes many, many photos, and typically reads more than 100 books a year.
Unless otherwise stated, all opinions are my own and are not to be considered those of the City of Logan, UT.
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