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The Shelves Belong to Everyone Comfort Colors Unisex T-Shirt

The Shelves Belong to Everyone Comfort Colors Unisex T-Shirt

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Unisex with a relaxed cut, true to size, S to 4XL. Garment-dyed heavyweight tee.

The shelves belong to everyone. A public collection holds books you will never open for readers you will never meet, and a catalog cut down to a single household's comfort has stopped being public, and the librarian in the tee explains this at every hearing to a room that already knows. Nobody gets to trim it to fit themselves. This tee is the explanation, shortened.

Wear it to the library board hearing, the collection policy meeting, the library card sign-up drive, the bookstore, and the family dinner where a relative says they should just remove the few bad ones. It is a strong gift for a librarian, a library trustee, a Friends of the Library volunteer, and the friend who reads outside their lane.

The tee is a Comfort Colors 1717, garment-dyed in 6.1 oz ring-spun cotton, soft and evenly colored, with a heavier hand than a novelty tee and three lines that read across a library board hearing. Direct-to-garment. It bonds with the cotton.

Unisex, relaxed, true to size. S through 4XL. Colors: Black, White, Bay, Blossom. Also Chambray, Graphite, Ivory, Banana. It is the public-catalog entry on our book bans and libraries page.

Designed and printed to order in the USA. Machine wash cold, inside out, with like colors. Tumble dry low. Do not bleach or iron the design.

Details

  • Comfort Colors 1717 unisex tee.
  • Garment-dyed ring-spun cotton.
  • Weight 6.1 oz.
  • Direct-to-garment print, into the fabric.
  • Unisex, relaxed, true to size.
  • Sizes S through 4XL.
  • Eight colors, Black through Banana.
  • Made to order in the USA.

Common questions

How is this different from every book has a reader? That one is about the one reader. This one is about the whole town owning the shelf.

Would library trustees order these for the drive? Groups do, for the drive. Every shirt is printed to order. Any mix of sizes, one order.

Which color do librarians pick? Bay and Ivory. Black for the hearing.

How does the 1717 fit? True to size, relaxed body. Order your usual.

Wear it to: the library board meeting, Banned Books Week, storytime, the bookstore.

Fabric and fit

Comfort Colors 1717: 6.1 oz 100 percent ring-spun cotton, garment-dyed and soft-washed so it feels broken in from the first wear. Relaxed unisex fit, true to size, S to 4XL in eight colors. Double-needle stitching, no side seams, sewn-in label.

Measurements for every size are on the size and fit guide.

Printing and care

Printed to order in the USA, direct to garment: water-based ink goes into the fabric rather than sitting on top, so the print stays soft and does not crack or peel.

Machine wash cold, inside out. Tumble dry low or hang dry. Do not iron the print. More on the fabric and care page.

Shipping and returns

Every shirt is made when you order it and ships from the USA. Current production and delivery times, and how returns work, are on the shipping and returns page. Ordering for a group? See group and bulk orders.

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