To think you shouldn't turn down the page corners of a library book?

[BeautifulBlondePineapple]

Yes I know. Minor problem and all that.

DS age 8 is doing it. I told him to use a bookmark. DH tells me I'm being ridiculous.

Opinions please!

[Sparklingbrook]

YANBU. It's not your book.

[VivaLeBeaver]

Mmmm, I do it all the time. Never really thought about it before.

[Sparklingbrook]

Naughty Viva

[AmberLeaf]

I'd do it.

Too many instances of dropping a book and the bookmark falling out!

I like well thumbed books and that includes turned corners.

[Binkyridesagain]

You never turn the corners on a book, never never never

[Forgetfulmog]

I do too viva! Oh well shoot me now

[Sparklingbrook]

[nethunsreject]

Yanbu.

[Sparklingbrook]

I bet you are all writing in the margins too.

[dashoflime]

I do that! I know I shouldn't though

[numbum]

I fold the corners But I love it when I go to fold a page and it's already been folded by someone else I'm a bit odd like that

[Binkyridesagain]

OMG

Writing in the margins

I can't deal with this I'm going to hide this thread and then stroke my books, they're getting twitchy.

[numbum]

TBH OP I'd just be glad my 8 year old was reading

glares at 8 year old DS who refuses to read anything that doesn't involve a world record or a car

[Forgetfulmog]

Binky

[VivaLeBeaver]

I do worse with the library books.

Our library is self service and I never have my card with me so just take books without booking them out! I do take them back though.

[Sparklingbrook]

The alarm would go off at ours Viva,

[ShadowStorm]

YANBU.

I think that no-one should ever turn down corners on a book. Poor vandalised book.

Also, re bookmarks falling out, you can get magnetic ones that sort of clip over pages. They don't fall out easily.

[ChunkyChicken]

YANBU.

Thankfully DH & I agree when it comes to treatment of books, so we would NEVER let either DC do this. You could say we're on the same page...



I'll get my coat.

[Sparklingbrook]

I don't fold corners down on my own books.

[TwasBrillig]

I fold corners in library books. Makes sense really.

Wouldn't write in a library book but did in all my books when studying. I used to love borrowing my tutors books and seeing key points underlined and his collection of symbols at the side. I definitely study better if I can anotate!

[Binkyridesagain]

I don't even break the spines.

[Sparklingbrook]

Why does it make sense though?

[GingerPCatt]

After spending hours un-turning corners and rubbing out pencil marks, as a librarian I beg you not to do thus to library books. There is also a special level in hell where demon tear bit of flesh of people who tear pages out if library books.

[Sparklingbrook]

'tear pages out'

[Exogenesis]

Ginger I feel the same.