Message left in library book

Sorry missed the last bit yes please leave it in the book for someone else to hopefully enjoy

I think it’s lovely. Why read something sinister in it?
A stranger is only a friend you’ve met.
It’s no different to posts like this put up on FB.

I think it’s just an affirmation, a little note of encouragement in life, in the same way that people leave little tokens of friendship dotted around to find and painted pebbles and books.
Why on earth would it freak anyone it’s meant to be a little kind gesture not a personal threat !!!
Most people are thrilled when they find them 😊

I'd leave it in the book what harm is it doing and it might make another reader of the book happy especially if it was a self help book. What book were you reading?

If it were a £10 note it might be different. 🤣

'My dilemma is what to do with it. ' What?
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throw it away for goodness sake!

everything isn't a mystery!

Or perhaps the author of the note just writes various messages and leaves them in random library books?

Their way of spreading life-affirming wisdom?

Either way, just throw it away. Obviously not meant for the OP in particular, how would ‘they’ know she was going to borrow ‘that’ book?

I wouldn't read anything into it, ha, no I would just bin it. Librarians wouldn't track anyone down it would be intrusive.

But if it were from a friend, wouldn't it start with My dear friend? Rather than Dear Friend? Or Dear Susan? And similarly, it would be signed, Your friend? It's the anonymity of it that's strange, but then I don't like mystery.

It's on a small slip of paper, written in quite thick felt pen and was tucked well inside the book. It feels like it was intentionally left

Maybe someone had received it and used it as a bookmark then forgot about it? I would put it in the bin. Library books are borrowed from the library to read, not to be a recipient of notes, well intentioned, accidental or otherwise. The library staff won't care. I'm sure they have encountered stranger things in books!

Crossed posts Calendargirl 😃

Maybe it was intended for a friend of theirs and they lost it ? Using it as a bookmark maybe ? I’d just chuck it out, don’t worry about it.

Is it possible the previous reader was using it as a book mark and inadvertently left it in the book? I’d just bin it .

Probably an old note being used as a bookmark.

Throw it away.

Weird and intrusive.. Tell the library when you return the book. They might be able to check who the last borrower was and tell them off.