By Don Borchett
Don Borchert's ten years as assistant librarian have taught him library is greater than only a position to borrow books, it is also a spot the place humans conceal from the legislations, fall in love, struggle, deal medicinal drugs, introduce their childrens to examining, lookup porn and pursue their desires. Borchett's hilarious memoir delves in the back of the bookshelves as he discovers the bizarre, harmful and downright soiled international of a public library and the fearless civil servants who patrol its aisles.
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