Five Laws of Library Science

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This week is Banned Books Week—we believe wholeheartedly in the freedom brought by a robust, open library system. Our friend Leslie posted this and it bears repeating here:

In 1931, S.R. Ranganathan created the 5 Laws of Library Science, and they’re still awfully good:

  • Books are for use.
  • Every reader his / her book.
  • Every book its reader.
  • Save the time of the reader.
  • The library is a growing organism.

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