American Libraries

By Andrei Codrescu

Published December 16, 2002 at 12:00 AM EST

Commentator Andrei Codrescu hurls invective at libraries that remove dustcovers from their books. He sees this as a violation of literary dress code, much like the general public wearing T-shirts these days.

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