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...DUNSTER: Hoi Nguyen
...When the Dunster House library opened Sunday for the first time this year, every book was confined behind two silver metal bars—a development that drew criticism from residents and staff who say the bars will keep them from accessing the library’s books...
...security measures follow concerns about book theft raised by House Master Ann Porter last week, according to Dunster tutor Jacob S. Jost, adding that the House Masters reiterated that concern at a meeting yesterday...
...surprise appearance of the bars—which are screwed into the sides of the bookshelves and are difficult to remove—sparked controversy over Dunster’s open list Sunday. None of the several Dunster House residents interviewed yesterday said they had heard of any problems with book theft...
This really raises some profound questions about the purpose of having books in the Dunster Library in the first place. For decoration? To permeate the hallowed room with an appropriately musty smell? For general authenticity, whatever that word means? Or, just so that the Dunster Library can be called....a library...