Minhang Library in Shanghai is displaying volumes of books deliberately damaged by readers in a bid to educate readers about the misdeeds.

Some covers were ripped off the books, some had notes scribbled on the pages and other books were cut into pieces by scissors. One worker said more than 1,000 books in the library become unusable every year. When the exhibition ends at the end of this month, the library will accept ideas from the public about how to protect books from vicious damage.

(Wenhui Daily)