Low Low Prices

I found this post-it when I was checking in periodicals today.
The cover has been recreated from the original (in case anyone
thought I tore out the page just to post it, I don't do stuff like that).

Charlotte Culp

The end of the world
will come for
Charlotte Culp before 2007-
predicted by
Bill Fulcher
on
July 16, 1957

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This was written on the back endpaper of a book I came across today, so technically it's not a "leaf" that someone left, but I thought it was cute. I wonder if Charlotte made it through ok.

Chapter 2: Sea Cat

This was found in a book of poetry, if I recall correctly. It was written on the back of a blank "While You Were Out" message slip.

I find this poem to be hilarious because it wasn't written by Laurence Gwynn. Laurence's poetry is nature-based with lots of oceanic imagery, and has sort of a new-age feel to it. I think the person who wrote this poem was trying to keep with the imagery, but made it revolting in a sort of protest against the mood Laurence's poetry creates.

edit: Ok, so maybe I mistook the "Laurence Gwynn" line to be the author, and instead the poem should read "...hairball upon\Laurence Gwynn." I don't know.

Chapter 1: Yo Man

This was a letter I found in a book on statistics.
It was written on the back of a piece of graph paper.

Introduction

I have worked in three different university libraries over the course of 10 years, always as part of technical services. One of the main components of the work I have done is to flip through books to either check that they are bound correctly, or that they have not been trimmed too closely to the edge, or to find items that are not part of the book so that I can remove them before they circulate. These items can include anything from blank sticky notes to paperclips, to more personal things like letters and photographs. I have decided to start documenting the items that I find interesting, because these items have changed from ordinary bookmarks to stories about where the book has gone and what sort of person has borrowed it.