TIFITLWIW: Things found in books, castle edition

An admission ticket to see Sissinghurst Castle, inside a souvenir booklet for said castle. Easy to see how this one came about.

It's been a while since I took these but I think they're the same thing and were found in the same book? I found this Shakespeare Memorial Window fascinating. The other one is of the Shakespeare monument, which shows the Bard in sassy repose.

TIFITLWIW: Cutest found bookmark

Found this inside the book pictured underneath. Isn't it adorable? It's a cross-stitch embroidered bookmark that reads, "this is where I fell asleep" and has a teddy bear wearing a nightcap. Perfect for people like my dad who fall asleep in the middle of reading.

TIFITLWIW: Things found in books 3

Mini Disneyland playing card. It's probably like 2 inches long. Pen included for scale. I don't remember what book I found this in.

Bulletins for the Campus Hill Church. Interesting to see how the logos and fonts changed (probably because of the change in pastors). I like the old rainbow church logo but can see why they changed it. These were found inside religious books, naturally.

Despite how book-oriented I am, I strangely was never into bookplates and marking "my" books. I can understand the appeal and the usefulness, especially if you lend your books out to friends a lot. I do find most bookplates cute, but it just comes off as super possessive to me. Why be so desperate to mark your books as yours? It comes off as very "it's MINE!!!!" to me. Plus if you want to give them away or sell them later you have to take them out or force the buyer to have a book with your name in it (this weirds me out since I'm kind of a private person). So while a lot of the bookplates found in the donated books are cute, they are a huge pain in the nether regions to remove. A lot of them won't come off, so I have to leave them in the books. I'll probably cover them with a blank sticker label or something. Anyway this one has a squirrel on it.

Things I've found in the library where I work: Things found in books 2

Sometimes you find neat things left inside books. A bound play in book form had several ads and clippings inside. The back side of one had a pin-up ad from the forties.

"I like 'Smooth' Men!" Sorry, Whisker Club.

This pamphlet was found in a different book and is about the "backstage" supporters in hospitals, such as nurses and janitors. I thought it was kinda cute.

Things I've found in the library where I work: Things found in books

There's a great blog called Forgotten Bookmarks, where people submit things they've found in books, either library or used books. This is mainly along those lines.

This made me laugh. So great. The paper's yellowing, as well as the font, indicates that this card is from several decades ago. I'm thinking mid-century, sometime before 1980 but probably after 1930.

This one was found in a religious book, I'm pretty sure, as it is a quote from SDA periodical Amazing Facts:

"God has preserved His word in miraculous ways throughout the centuries, using His faithful workers to spread the gospel even in the most dangerous times. An amazing narrative that will increase your faith for [the?] coming time of trouble." Amazing Facts Jan-Feb 2004

I'm not sure what the other text is for. "Great Deals"?

Love this. "I choose to love myself in spite of myself!"