Are you still in the habit of going to libraries or bookstores? So there are some behaviors you should avoid. Librarians clarify to the blog Martha Stewart that the etiquette rules should be “obvious”.
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15/07/2026
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Nthey will ruin the books of a library is part of common sense, as well as other etiquette rules should do. However, some librarians have revealed to the blog Martha Stewart some of the mistakes that readers make most in libraries.
Attention, assiduous readers, librarians and bookshop employees abhor these behaviors!
Here are the mistakes you should avoid:
Ask for a literary recommendation and then plan to make the purchase elsewhere
Librarians are the best source of information and huge wells of knowledge regarding help in choosing books. However, in most cases, some people tend to take advantage of it. However, it may be a rude attitude to ask for help and then make it seem like you intend to buy elsewhere.
Angie Venezia, owner of Golden Hour Books, tells the same source that the most recent and increasingly recurring cases of this phenomenon, may even make librarians even more frustrated: “Some customers visit the store and ask for personalized recommendations, only to say that they only listen to audio or ebooks, that I can’t sell, or that they simply hate books.”.
Complaining of Book Price
Editors usually define the suggested price for sale, however, there are costs of production, marketing, distribution and remuneration to authors, which influence this suggested price and should take into account.
Complain with an employee of a bookstore or library of little use, since he cannot control this factor. In addition, Angie Venezia adds that this only makes him an unpleasant person, and it implies that that author's work does not justify the value attributed.
Place books wherever you want
A bookstore does not exactly follow the same concept as a clothing store or market, so before disorganizing the shelves, take into account the work of librarians and those who may come looking for that book.
It's important that you know where you got the books. Otherwise, you may question the service librarian to help you put the book in the right place. It is recalled that, as a general rule, books should be organised by specific sections and themes.

