Coming to a Library Near You? - The Ministry of Reshelving

August 14th, 2005

“The Ministry of Reshelving is dedicated to the proper classification of fiction and nonfiction books. The current Ministry initiative focuses or relocating a total of one thousand nine hundred and eighty four copies, across all 50 United States, of George Orwell’s _1984_ from ‘fiction’ or ‘literature’ to more suitable sections, like ‘Current Affairs’, ‘US Politics’, ‘True Crime’, or ‘New Non-Fiction.’ You are invited to join us in our reshelving efforts.”

Full instructions are available as well as printable bookmarks. This is pretty cute (and indeed a political statement), but if it becomes popular (doubtful), should libraries watch out? Maybe. For now, we chuckle. (link via Smart Mobs)

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