“That book is older and more fragile, so we need to ask you to wear a pair of gloves and view it carefully like this.”
This is the public library in Puli Township, where visitors are asked to wear white gloves before viewing books.
Library staff produce a book from a sealed plastic bag and ask visitors to be careful.
This Japanese language book, which lost its cover long ago, was published in 1936. It offers a traveler’s perspective of the Wushe Incident. The value of the book is estimated to be as high as NT$200,000.
“After learning about the value of these books, I felt they were quite special.”
Wang Ya-le
Librarian
Visitors who come here respect our concern for protecting these books, so they don’t complain about these requests.
Limited funding prevents these books from being digitized, and they must be stored in plastic bags because the library cannot afford humidity proof cabinet. A great deal of care is taken so that this priceless collection isn’t compromised.
資料來源：
http://englishnews.ftv.com.tw/read.aspx?sno=EDFA60381413B02BA4B515540EF97C4F
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