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Old Children's Books Now Illegal?
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MEMtransplant
Columbus, OH
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I'm just waiting for the government announced bailout of childrens bookstores that have massive amounts of pre 1985 childrens books...
wait for it...
wait for it...
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drew
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Well, that wasn't exactly what I had in mind when I posted this, but it certainly does screw over a lot of bookstores... and with a fairly obscure and 'under the radar' law.
I suppose it'd be more of a concern for people if it included adult books, but even so it seems as though there'd be more thought given to creating some sort of a record of these books that might otherwise be lost forever.
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turnedNOTburned
Grandview/Columbus, Ohio
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Oddly, this kinda legislation slightly impacts me and others in the art/craft community as well. I don't have specific details, but, anything marketed towards kids has to have some pretty extensive testing done on it - and that testing is NOT cheap. Article Here I no longer make Magic Wands, spin tops, or anything that would reasonably be a child's toy. I'm sure its focused on imports and lead, but, the "Law of unintended consequences" still applies. The "Crafts Report" (art/craft show publication)had a big write up on it that could provide more info for artists/crafters making stuff that "could" be for Children. Penalties and Fines are STIFF.
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turnedNOTburned
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drew wrote >>
I suppose it'd be more of a concern for people if it included adult books, but even so it seems as though there'd be more thought given to creating some sort of a record of these books that might otherwise be lost forever.
I wonder if there is a loophole for collectors?
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greenhouse1014
Columbus
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A lot of those books have been reprinted since then or scanned to web, maybe?
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MEMtransplant
Columbus, OH
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Agreed. It does screw a lot of bookstores over. From my understanding, other "adult" books may have this issue, but Congress is only concerned about the children coming in contact with lead ink. Or did I misunderstand and children's books pre-1985 had the monopoly on lead ink?
Hopefully the book "The Stinky Cheese Man" was printed after 1985!!! I need to grab me a copy of that!
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Rockmastermike
CORNspiracy HQ
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MEMtransplant wrote >>
Agreed. It does screw a lot of bookstores over. From my understanding, other "adult" books may have this issue, but Congress is only concerned about the children coming in contact with lead ink. Or did I misunderstand and children's books pre-1985 had the monopoly on lead ink?Lead paint was banned in '76, and lead ink in '86, so yeah, books prior to that should have a monopoly on lead ink.
Adults have little to worry about with lead, it's mostly an issue for growing brains.
Us old folks grew up breathing lead in the air from auto exaust, living in buildings with lead paint, playing with toys covered in lead paint... Kids now have it so soft. Maybe it's actually the LACK OF LEAD that's making kids nowadays so messed up. :)
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MEMtransplant
Columbus, OH
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Rockmastermike wrote >>
Us old folks grew up breathing lead in the air from auto exaust, living in buildings with lead paint, playing with toys covered in lead paint... Kids now have it so soft. Maybe it's actually the LACK OF LEAD that's making kids nowadays so messed up. :)Yea, I'm sure somewhere in there I have a lawsuit and can blame others for the way I turned out. :)
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thefightinglibrarian
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Here's an article from March that discusses the possible effect on libraries: http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/2009/mar/06/federal-lead-law-leaves-libraries-in-limbo/
Honestly, most libraries no longer have children's books published prior to 1985. I'm much more worried about the effect on bookstores, crafters and DIY'ers. $300 is a lot of money for those folks and for the smaller libraries that still do have older materials.
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StowCbusCleveland
Jackson Township, Canton, OH
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This seems ridiculous. Could we please ban getting out of bed in the morning? Most bad things happen to people who get out of bed and go on with their lives.
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Manatee
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mnoelleh
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Ditto this!
I was surprised at this article, but I would bet that most places have reprints of the originals by this point anyway...except those mentioned before like older stores, craft usage, etc.
Manatee wrote >>
StowCbusCleveland wrote >>
This seems ridiculous. Could we please ban getting out of bed in the morning? Most bad things happen to people who get out of bed and go on with their lives.I am for that ban. I think I'll start tomorrow :)
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Tigertree
771 N. High St.
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@mnoelleh, I agree to a point. And I understand that I am in a small group of American's who attribute a huge part of their income to old children's books. I think people should be outraged at the continuing advancement of the nanny state we are living in. This might not effect you directly, but that is not reason enough to sit idly while ridiculous laws are passed. How did we all make it through grade school? How many kids have you heard of actually getting sick and it being connected directly with a book containing lead? This is so whichever ass wrote the bill can go tell his constituents he cares about kids and nothing more.
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