You may have seen a chained library in a movie or TV show, but they were very real... and some are still around! Learn how and why librarians of the past chained their books to the shelves, and what they might try if physical theft deterrents fell short...

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Further reading:
Henry Petroski. The Book on the Bookshelf. New York: Random House, 1999.
Burnett Hillman Streeter. The Chained Library. London: Macmillan, 1931.
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Videos in opening and closing from Chetham's Library, Manchester.

Theme song: "Begniet" by Blue Dot Sessions [ Ссылка ]

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