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.
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Michael Sauers is currently the Director of Technology for Do Space in Omaha, NE. Michael has been training librarians in technology for the past twenty years and has also been a public library trustee, a bookstore manager for a library friends group, a reference librarian, serials cataloger, technology consultant, and bookseller since earning his MLS in 1995 from the University at Albany’s School of Information Science and Policy. Michael has also written dozens of articles for various journals and magazines and his fourteenth book, Emerging Technologies: A Primer for Librarians (w/ Jennifer Koerber) was published in May 2015 and more books are on the way. In his spare time he blogs at travelinlibrarian.info, runs The Collector’s Guide to Dean Koontz Web site, takes many, many photos, and typically reads more than 100 books a year.
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