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·  Clean hands
·  Food and drink
·  Removing books from shelves
·  Carrying
·  Handling
·  Book structures
·  Supporting books in use
·  Note taking
·  Stationery
·  Books not in use
·  Bookmarks
·  Photocopying
·  Shelving books

HANDLING
LIBRARY MATERIAL

Remove books from shelves as shown

{reach over the top of the book to the fore-edge}
if there is room above the book, reach over
the top of the book to the fore-edge and then pull it out

{reach over the top of the book to the fore-edge}

{readjust remaining books on shelf}
the book should be removed, and the remaining books
on the shelf and the bookends readjusted

{readjust remaining books on shelf}

{onward with the show}

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