May 27, 2021 22 min

Great Book Scare

from CJPL's Beyond the Bookshelf Hosted by Columbus Junction Public Library

Pandemics? Concern over books transmitting diseases? Quarantine? Sanitizing processes? If this all sounds familiar, you're right - we ARE indeed talking about the great book scare of 1880-1920!! Alternate titles to this episode include "I said what I said," "Please don't lick things," and "Andrew Carnegie, the patron saint of libraries." Join us for a wild ride about books and pestilence! As always, check out our website for everything we chatted about during this episode: https://www.columbusjct.lib.ia.us/programs/beyond-bookshelf-podcast

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