What’s New at PWPL: Oddballs and misfits
The field of library science is all about organizing and disseminating information. Stuff comes into the library, and in my department, we prepare that stuff so you can find it. Most of the time, this process is straightforward because we have a system in place: teen fiction goes with teen fiction by author, picture books with picture books by author, adult non-fiction goes to the upper level arranged by Dewey decimal call number, most DVDs go on the main floor by title.
Every so often, something comes into the library that makes me pause and think, “where does this fit?” I’ve noticed that many of the hard-to-fit items are also the most interesting. The following titles all required a little extra consideration before they found their place on the shelf.