Book Thief Hall of Shame

Another book thief caught – another book thief goes unpunished

Norman Buckley, a librarian at Manchester Central Library in England was convicted of stealing more than 450 books in a little over a year and then selling some of them online. The judge stated that Buckley “threatened the city’s literary heritage” then handed down a 15 month suspended sentence meaning he doesn’t serve any jail time. One would think the judge might have a higher regard for the city’s literary heritage.

A librarian caught stealing books – Oouch!
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