Where’s that book you stole away?

A topic that I have rarely seen discussed is the issue of library security, but this oversight has been remedied by the upcoming Library Security Conference at the British Library, which offers a number of interesting presentations. I am particularly interested in the paper on Insider Library Theft by Ton Cremers. Does anyone have anything they would like to admit to in the comments?

But all this talk of security makes me long for the good old days, when cursing the thief could (sometimes) be security enough…

Steal not this book, my worthy friend
For fear the gallows will be your end;
Up the ladder, and down the rope,
There you’ll hang until you choke;
Then I’ll come along and say -
“Where’s that book you stole away?”