Sex, Drugs and Bombs: Confessions Of A Librarian – Editor’s Choice – News – The Daily Record
Ssshh-Ocking Secrets Of The Shelves Sex, Drugs And Bombs Are All In A Day’s Work

MOST people probably think public libraries are havens of peace and quiet.

Places where children are kept calm in storytelling corner, dads can escape the chaos of home to do the Sunday crossword and students can find the silence they need to get on with their studies.

Certainly not places where drug dealers hide their stashes and flashers lurk in waiting for their unsuspecting victims.

But that’s exactly the kind of thing Don Borchert has experienced in his 10 years as a librarian in California.

And now the former Christmas tree chopper has told all in his new book Library Confidential: Oddballs, Geeks and Gangstas in the Public Library – Puts the Shh! in Shocking.

Here we take a look at some of the highlights.

(read on at the link above)