Leave your opinion at the door

Well, not exactly the door but just inside the front cover.

At the suggestion of a patron who had seen the idea used at another public library, we have begun putting a "What did you think of this book," slip in the front of new books. The sheet lets readers rate the book and leave their initials if they so choose.

Over the years I have noticed that a lot of readers put their initials somewhere in our books so that there is a reminder left behind to tell them that they have already read a book.

Our hope is that those who feel the need to leave notice behind so they won't waste time with a book already read will use the new inserted sheet as the place for them to leave their initials as a reminder.

Whatever. If you read a book and want to share your opinion of the book you now have a place to do it.