Our Incredible Library Book

A sweet, thoughtful little picture book about the winding journey of library books, complete with art showing coffee rings, page wrinkles, and discoloration.

It reminds me of stories about how far money travels in its lifetime, where a single coin may be used for subway fare, a wish in a fountain, a coin flip, etc.

For me to bump this up a star or two, there would have had to be someone who checked out the book, let it gather dust for six months, and then brought it back never having opened it. As a library employee and frequent library user, this too is a common fate of our circulating materials.