DUMPSTER JIVE

From: f----s@gmail.com
Date: Thu, Aug 9, 2012 at 9:49 AM

Subject: Re: Your Inquiry
To: Mae Rosen
Maybe he already knows. Coincidentally, he's here today.


On Thu, Aug 9, 2012 at 9:24 AM, Mae Rosen wrote:

Dear Mr. Balmber,
Thank you for the information. We will look into this situation and notify the director at the Hawai‘i State Public Library.

Mahalo, Mae


On 8/9/12 9:12 AM, "f----s@gmail.com" wrote:

The HAWAII STATE PUBLIC LIBRARY.
"I am talking about books I have seen laying around the outside of the library and having people tell me they were taken from the dumpster. Some have not only "DISCARDED" but "WITHDRAWN" stamped on them."


On Thu, Aug 9, 2012 at 8:08 AM, Mae Rosen wrote:

Dear Mr. Balmber,
Which library have you seen discarded and withdrawn books taken from the dumpster?
Mahalo, Mae


On 8/8/12 2:07 PM, "f----s@gmail.com" wrote:

I am talking about books I have seen laying around the outside of the library and having people tell me they were taken from the dumpster. Some have not only "DISCARDED" but "WITHDRAWN" stamped on them.


On Wed, Aug 8, 2012 at 11:05 AM, Mae Rosen

Aloha Mr. Balmber,

Thank you for your email inquiry of July 25, 2012:
Books discarded by the libraries are offered at nominal cost at Friends' book sales throughout the year. The proceeds from these sales are returned to the library system.

If you have additional questions, please do not hesitate to contact our office.

Mahalo,

Mae

Mae M. Rosen, Administrative Assistant
FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY OF HAWAI‘I
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