[78-L] Lost Chords, lost and found

[Taylor Bowie]

Sad but true,  Dan.   Many public (and even some university) libraries no 
longer consider themselves repositories of history but more like the old 
lending libraries in department stores...where they would have 20 copies of 
each of the latest pop novel and little else.

I know you'll enjoy owning your own copy of Lost Chords,  even if it means a 
net loss for the people of Evansville!

Taylor


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "DanKj" <MLK402 at verizon.net>
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Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2011 2:44 PM
Subject: [78-L] Lost Chords, lost and found


>  As the 2 copies at my local library have been perpetually 'out' every 
> time I look, I bought a copy of LOST CHORDS online.
> $11.98 with shipping, like-new condition .... and it was withdrawn from 
> the Evansville IN lyeberry.  No more White Jazz for
> those Evansvillians - I checked the website.
>
> Evansville is probably doing the same as in Buffalo: dumbing-down the 
> collection, pulling books which aren't borrowed very
> often & therefore "not popular".  Easy, popular crud I can get from a 
> magazine rack ; to me, a public library's purpose is
> to disseminate the more difficult, in-depth, and even arcane information 
> and history.    Instead, my library systems cater
> more and more to Mencken's "Boobousie", who avoid education at all costs .
>
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