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It's been far too long since my last post of amazing found items.   The best thing that's happened in that time on the topic of items found in library books is that I was able to reunite a library staff member with a missing love letter!  Yep, that's right.  A lost item found!  The love letter in question was given to me by someone who had found it in a book, and I recognized the "to" and "from" names on it and thought perhaps it might belong to a certain staff member.  When presented with it, the staff member blushed and claimed it.  I won't show it to you here, but just know that it's possible - reunions can happen!

Perhaps you'll recognize one of these items...

The following two items were found in a single envelope in a book.  I find the contrast between the two letters quite interesting.

Oakland Public Library has joined other local libraries to recruit participants for a ground breaking exhibition of War Ink: OIF/ OEF Veteran Memorial Tattoo Artwork.

We’re looking for 18 veterans from San Francisco County down to San Benito County to participate in this effort. If you are a veteran who has a memorial tattoo of your combat experience, please contact Jason Deitch (jasonadeitch@gmail.com | 510-593-8423) directly with your name, contact information, city of residence, branch of service, and, of course, a photo of your tattoo(s). 

This will be for War Ink, an online exhibit of Iraq and

Dominic Lucchesi is a great friend of the library.  He's also a District 1 resident and a worker-owner of Pedal Express - the East Bay's only bicycle courier company.  Monday through Friday, you can find him riding the streets of Oakland, Berkeley and Emeryville making deliveries of all kinds.  On the weekends, you can find himpicking over the comic book collection at the Temescal Branch Library, or checking out something useful at the Tool Lending Library. 

Thanks to Dominic for answering my questions!  Anything in parentheses

Did you see all the attention this blog got?  Not only were we featured in the San Francisco Chronicle (hey, that's me!), but KQED had us on the California Report (it's very strange to listen to your own voice on tape).  We even showed up in the Library Journal.  That was all so super awesome and exciting, but not as exciting as when you read and comment on the posts! 

After all that, too much time has passed since I brought you more items found in library books (and around the library).  So, here you go!  Thanks so much to all the Oakland Public Library staff for sending me their treasures.  I hope you enjoy these as