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kairos12

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3. My Kindle is a work around I do use.

Reply to SheltieLover (Reply #1)

Wed Feb 11, 2026, 09:13 PM

Feb 11

Shame always has a backstory. I knew a librarian once. Checked out books with her for years. Once she has checking my books out and as she looked at each title she proclaimed outloud "trash, trash."

LOL. At least it didn't cause me to start stealing books. LOL.

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I deal with book shame. [View all] kairos12 Feb 11 OP

Use e books. No book covers needed. 🤣 SheltieLover Feb 11 #1

My Kindle is a work around I do use. kairos12 Feb 11 #3

Shame on that librarian! SheltieLover Feb 11 #5

Make your own out of paper bags. cbabe Feb 11 #2

I always used brown grocery bags for textbooks buzzycrumbhunger Feb 11 #4

OMG, i hadn't thought about making book covers from paper bags in years! Beartracks Feb 11 #6

Yup. Paper grocery bags. Ocelot II Feb 11 #7