Beer in the bookdrop

Over the past.. what.. year and a half or so we've discovered an annoying tendency among persons exiting Ms Mae's late at night to use our book drop as a waste receptacle. This morning, we opened the box to find the now familiar hot-beer aroma heralding the presence of a half-empty bottle of Carona resting between copies of Pizza Pat and Henry and Mudge and the Funny Lunch. This despite the fact that we have taken great pains to plaster signage all over the drop pleading in big black block lettering with passersby not to chuck their trash there. This also despite the fact that the book drop is located within 30 feet of several actual garbage bins. Luckily the books were undamaged but the smell is getting bad in there... although we're getting kind of used to it.

Note to public: In the future, when depositing alcoholic beverages into the library bookdrop, please see to it that these items are fresh and unopened. We can make far better use of these donations than half-empty bottles.. or many used books we get for that matter. We're not picky although we have a slight preference for Abita Wheat which is just coming into season and should be easy to find. Thank you.

Now excuse me while I go get my aura tuned.