Re: Recycling old books from the library

Posted by mr. shackleford on 8/13/07

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On 8/13/07, mr. shackleford wrote:
> On 8/05/07, bob wrote:
>> On 4/03/02, Marilyn Brackney wrote:
>>> Why not make book safes? These are great for storing small
>>> valuables, and I keep one on my bookshelf with important
>>> information inside.
>>>
>>> To make one all you need are a hardback book,utility knife,
>>> ruler, rubber band, and some white glue. If you're working
>>> with kids, the adult should do all the cutting.
>>>
>>> Open the book. Leaf through twenty or so pages, and place the
>>> rubber band around the cover and pages to keep them out of
> the
>>> way.
>>>
>>> Lay the ruler on the next pages, and cut through with the
>>> utility knife. Continue moving the ruler and cutting until
>>> you've cut out a square or rectangle section from the center
>>> of the pages. Remove the section and set aside.
>>>
>>> Kids can glue the pages together on the inside of the square
>>> opening. Leave it open to dry for several hours. Kids will
>>> enjoy making these, and they'll have fun storing their
> special
>>> treasures inside.
>>
>>
>> Why not just invest in a safe?
>
> a safe is very apparent, if you have a safe in the middle of the
> room then a robber would look in the safe and not a book in the
> book shelf, not to mention the code you need to get into the
> safe you could easily forget. But if you had a book that was on
> say: "the history of vaults" or "Bill Gates, Microsaoft genius"
> then you would have no problem finding it if you knew what to
> look for.

Posts on this thread, including this one

• Recycling old books from the library , 2/06/02, by Ashley Lattner.
• Re: Recycling old books from the library , 4/03/02, by Marilyn Brackney.
• Re: Recycling old books from the library , 7/19/05, by Dean.
• Re: Recycling old books from the library , 12/01/06, by Roz Davis.
• Re: Recycling old books from the library , 1/18/07, by ralph.
• Re: Recycling old books from the library , 1/18/07, by ralph.
• Re: Recycling old books from the library , 8/05/07, by bob.
• Re: Recycling old books from the library , 8/13/07, by mr. shackleford.
• Re: Recycling old books from the library , 8/13/07, by mr. shackleford.
• Re: Recycling old books from the library , 2/06/08, by jeff.
• Re: Recycling old books from the library , 4/30/08, by Blair Kurtz.