LOL! I have often wondered how that process takes place...I can see the "committee" that has to decide on which books to acquire...
COMMITTEE CHAIR: "Number 2..."Unfit for Command"...
COMMITTTEE: (Faces of those present appear to be comtemplating a cat turd which has been dropped on the center of the table)
COMMITTEE CHAIR: "I don't think this book is worth acquiring...our money should be spent on books that lots of people are asking for and want to see...for example, 'My Life' by Bill Clinton has been characterized as "An exhaustive, soul-searching memoir, Bill Clinton's My Life is a refreshingly candid look...""
COMMITTEE MEMBER 3 (Tom): "Umm...we have had far more requests for "Unfit for Command" than any other book, and..."
COMMITTEE CHAIR: That's nice. But we have a responsibility to provide our patrons with factual, balanced reading material when it comes to politics and current events. Many of our patrons are not equipped to make the choices, so we have to do that for them...now...next on the list is 'Against All Enemies: Inside America's War on Terror' by Richard Clarke. Lets vote on this...all in favor...okay, that is everyone but TOM and BETSY in favor..."
"I have often wondered how that process takes place...I can see the "committee" that has to decide on which books to acquire... "
By George, I think you've got it! What saves my library is that they have agreed to purchase the top 10 NYT books for each library, so there is no decision involved. If they didn't, I'd buy them out of my regular collection money. It's interesting how much these books circulate, too...they can hardly stand it!